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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lady Windemere asks Parker to be sure he:
(a) Greets all guests personally.
(b) Pronounces guests' names as they request.
(c) Pronounces guests' names distinctly.
(d) Memorizes guests' names.

2. What does Lady Windemere claim she will do with the fan her husband has given her as a birthday gift?
(a) She will throw it into the fire.
(b) She will sell it on the street.
(c) She will strike Mrs. Erlynne across the face with it.
(d) She will strike Lord Windemere in the face with it.

3. Lady Windemere threatens her husband with:
(a) A violent gesture.
(b) A rapid divorce.
(c) A public scandal.
(d) A long, loveless marriage.

4. Mrs. Erlynne wants to be introduced to the women at the party so that:
(a) She will have someone to talk to.
(b) People will know she is not having an affair with Windemere.
(c) She can find out who her daughter is.
(d) She will be accepted into society.

5. 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 have an affair.
(b) She pretended to be very angry.
(c) She pretended to be very ill.
(d) She pretended she needed to go home to her family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lord Darlington uses a hypothetical situation about a married man having an affair in order to:

2. How does Mrs. Erlynne find the letter Lady Windemere left behind?

3. If Mrs. Erlynne comes to her home, Lady Windemere claims she will:

4. What word does Lady Windemere use to describe people who have extramarital affairs?

5. Why does Mrs. Erlynne want Windemere to stay out of the house?

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