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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Lord Darlington learns it is Lady Windemere's birthday, he says:
(a) He would have covered the whole street with flowers for her.
(b) He would have given her a better gift than her husband did.
(c) He would have covered the whole street in gold for her.
(d) He would have bought her anything she wanted.

2. What is Darlington planning to do since Lady Windemere will not have him?
(a) He will leave London.
(b) He will leave America.
(c) He will leave England.
(d) He will leave France.

3. What excuse did the Duchess use to get her husband out of town when she suspected he was having an affair?
(a) She pretended to be very angry.
(b) She pretended to be very ill.
(c) She pretended she needed to go home to her family.
(d) She pretended to have an affair.

4. Lord Darlington uses a hypothetical situation about a married man having an affair in order to:
(a) Tell Lady Windemere he himself is being unfaithful to his wife.
(b) Tell Lady Windemere her husband is unfaithful.
(c) Tell Lady Windemere that he knows she is having an affair.
(d) Tell Lady Windemere that she is too much of a Puritan.

5. Mrs. Erlynne claims that her purpose in coming to Lord Darlington's house is:
(a) To save Lord Windemere from scandal.
(b) To save her daughter from a life with an unloving husband.
(c) To trick Lady Windemere into returning home.
(d) To save her daughter from making a hideous mistake.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the Duchess meets Mrs. Erlynne, she:

2. Lady Windemere believes she lives in a "bad" age because:

3. If Lady Windemere will return to her husband, Mrs. Erlynne promises:

4. What does Mrs. Erlynne discover in the letter Lady Windemere leaves for her husband?

5. Mrs. Erlynne claims to need help with introductions to the:

(see the answer key)

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