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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mrs. Erlynne gets Augustus to escort her by:
(a) Asking him to carry her fan.
(b) Asking him to escort her out of England.
(c) Asking him to get her carriage.
(d) Asking him to carry her cloak.

2. Why does Dumby consider a woman who understands one a dangerous thing?
(a) Because one will never be entirely happy.
(b) Because one will never be able to hide anything.
(c) Because they will always end up marrying one.
(d) Because one will always have to explain themselves.

3. Confronted by Lady Windemere, Lord Darlington claims:
(a) He visits her because he fears she is in need of a friend.
(b) He pays her compliments because they are all he can afford.
(c) He ignores her because she is cruel to him.
(d) He compliments other women in order to make her jealous.

4. Lady Windemere has always thought her mother:
(a) Did not love her.
(b) Was dead.
(c) Ran away with another man.
(d) Was living abroad.

5. Before Lady Windemere exits at the end of Act 1, she:
(a) Begs her husband's forgiveness.
(b) Defies her husband's wishes.
(c) Demands an apology from her husband.
(d) Gives in to her husband's request.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who appears to be asleep during the men's conversation?

2. What, according to Mrs. Erlynne, is better than ideals?

3. Lord Augustus is to call on Mrs. Erlynne in order to:

4. Who is the one person Lady Windemere must see before she leaves town?

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

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