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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lord Windemere fears he cannot share Lady Erlynne's real identity with his wife because:
(a) The shame would kill her.
(b) The jealousy would kill her.
(c) The shame would kill him.
(d) The fear would overtake him.

2. What is probably true of Mrs. Erlynne's past?
(a) She left her husband when he had an affair, and she too wrote a letter.
(b) She wrote her daughter a letter to tell her the truth about her father.
(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.

3. Lady Windemere claims she cannot run away with Darlington because:
(a) She does not have the courage.
(b) She still loves her husband.
(c) She does not love him.
(d) She is afraid to leave her child.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Lord Darlington claims he can resist everything but:

3. What is occurring at the start of Act 2?

4. What excuse did the Duchess use to get her husband out of town when she suspected he was having an affair?

5. Why is Lord Augustus worried about Mrs. Erlynne?

(see the answer key)

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