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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. Next to whose room does Merriman place Algernon's luggage?
(a) Jack's
(b) Chasuble's
(c) Miss Prism's
(d) Cecily's

2. Who is the other partner in Grigsby's soliciting firm?
(a) O'Connor
(b) Tibley
(c) Park
(d) Welch

3. When the Cecily and Gwendolen both discover that each is engaged to Ernest, what do they compare?
(a) Figures
(b) Wedding notices
(c) Rings
(d) Diaries

4. What mission does Algernon give Cecily?
(a) To intercept Jack's mail
(b) To reform him
(c) To fethch him lunch
(d) To inquire after Gwendolen's health

5. What does Jack tell Algernon has happened to Bunbury?
(a) He has found a proper nurse
(b) He has exploded
(c) He has recuperated
(d) He has moved away

Short Answer Questions

1. What lunch has Jack traditionally been enjoying of late?

2. When Algernon arrives, under what name is he traveling?

3. With what does Grigsby present Algernon?

4. What German writer is Cecily studying at the top of Act II?

5. Where does Cecily tell Algernon he is being sent?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Algernon arrives under the guise Ernest, what does Cecily tell him about Jack's plans?

2. What news does Jack bring with him when he returns home from London.

3. What reason does Miss Prism give for not wanting Ernest to be saved from his vices?

4. What changes in Ernest's behavior does Algernon announce when he arrives at Jack's country house?

5. What argument does Jack make to Algernon about eating in times of despair, and why at the end of Act II?

6. How does Algernon end up paying for Jack's debt in Act II?

7. How does Cecily get rid of Miss Prism at the the beginning of Act II?

8. What order does Jack give to Algernon after the women go in to lunch?

9. Why is Cecily always distracted from her lessons?

10. Describe Chasuble.

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