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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lady Windemere believe about women who have committed adultery?
(a) They can never be forgiven.
(b) They can never be happy.
(c) They can never be too careful.
(d) They can never return to their families.

2. Mrs. Erlynne dances with Lord Windermere in order to:
(a) Make Lady Windemere jealous.
(b) Make Augustus jealous.
(c) Get revenge on Lady Windemere.
(d) Get revenge on Lord Augustus.

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

4. What does Mrs. Erlynne discover in the letter Lady Windemere leaves for her husband?
(a) That she forgives him for everything.
(b) That she is planning to have an affair.
(c) That she is ill and has gone up to bed.
(d) That she is planning to leave him.

5. What is probably true of Mrs. Erlynne's past?
(a) She wrote her daughter a letter to tell her the truth about her father.
(b) She left her husband when he had an affair, and she too wrote a letter.
(c) She deserted her husband for Lord Windemere, and wrote him a letter about it.
(d) She wrote a letter to Lord Windemere telling him the whole truth about her past.

Short Answer Questions

1. What detail does Lady Windemere point out about the fan that is her birthday present?

2. Lady Plymdale wants her husband to meet Mrs. Erlynne so that:

3. The Duchess plans to thwart:

4. Lord Darlington claims he can resist everything but:

5. What is Lord Darlington's objection to "good" people?

(see the answer key)

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