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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 workman's item does Gwendolen claim never to have seen?
(a) A spade
(b) A piece of coal
(c) An axe
(d) A work glove

2. How does Jack feel about affection?
(a) He fears it
(b) He loathes it
(c) He yearns for it
(d) He relies on it

3. Upon finding out the Cecily is Mr. Worthing's ward, how old does Gwendolen wish Cecily was?
(a) Forty-two
(b) Eight
(c) Sixteen
(d) Sixty

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

5. Whom does Jack ask Chasuble to christen?
(a) Gwendolen
(b) Jack himself
(c) Cecily
(d) Ernest's body

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom has Gwendolen already contacted about her betrothal to Ernest?

2. With what does Grigsby present Algernon?

3. What, according to Miss Prism, does Socialism lead to?

4. Why is Miss Prism concerned by Chasuble's being in the vestry?

5. Who does Chasuble cite in chastising Algernon for gluttony?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Cecily and Miss Prisms opposing views on writing.

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

3. How do Cecily and Gwendolen learn the truth about Ernest?

4. Why is Cecily always distracted from her lessons?

5. What has Algernon arranged for later in the afternoon that jack has as well?

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

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

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

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

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

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