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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jack plan to do in the near future?
(a) Marry off Cecily
(b) Join the Church
(c) Kill off "Ernest"
(d) Move away from England

2. In what town does the First Act take place?
(a) Woolton
(b) Derby
(c) London
(d) Shropshire

3. What does Algernon find decidedly unromantic?
(a) A Cucumber Sandwich
(b) Champagne
(c) A Proposal
(d) A Waltz

4. Who is growing too attached to Ernest, in Jack's opinion?
(a) Cecily
(b) Miss Prism
(c) Algernon
(d) Gwendolen

5. With what Duchess does Lady Bracknell share a list of eligible English bachelors?
(a) Kent
(b) Marlborough
(c) Bolton
(d) York

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day is Jack leaving town?

2. About how much money does "Ernest" owe the Savoy?

3. Where is Jack going to "kill" Ernest?

4. Why do servants steal more champagne in the houses of bachelors?

5. What is Algernon enjoying at the end of the Act?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Algernon's stated opinion of love and marriage in Act I?

2. Who is Bunbury?

3. Why do Algernon and Jack have such difficulty choosing a place to have dinner?

4. Why are there no cucumber sandwiches at the Algernon's when Lady Bracknell arrives?

5. What clandestine declaration does Gwendolen make to Jack before she leaves?

6. Why does Algernon discreetly write down Jack's country address on his cuff?

7. Why doe Jack go by the name of Ernest in London?

8. What is Lady Bracknell's opinion of Bunbury?

9. How does Jack Worthing's cigarette case betray his identity to Algernon?

10. How did Cecily become Jack's ward?

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