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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The dance at Lady Windemere's home is in honor of:
(a) Her birthday.
(b) Her anniversary.
(c) Her son's birth.
(d) Her wedding.

2. Why does Mrs. Erlynne want Windemere to stay out of the house?
(a) So he does not discover that she has looked in his bank book.
(b) So that Windemere will come back in a better mood.
(c) So he does not discover that his wife is missing.
(d) So that she can try to borrow money from Lady Windemere.

3. What stops Mrs. Erlynne and Lady Windemere from leaving Lord Darlington's house?
(a) They hear Windemere searching the house.
(b) They hear Lord Darlington sobbing.
(c) They hear Windemere and Darlington fighting.
(d) They hear the men returning.

4. Why does Augustus try to prevent Windemere from leaving Lord Darlington's house?
(a) Augustus wants Windemere to find his wife's fan.
(b) Windemere is still too angry at his wife to behave himself.
(c) Mrs. Erlynne has asked Augustus to detain Windemere as long as possible.
(d) Augustus wants Darlington to have time to escape with Lady Windemere.

5. Augustus describes Mrs. Erlynne as:
(a) Clever.
(b) Cold.
(c) Cagey.
(d) Crafty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes the men think Darlington has a woman in his rooms?

2. Lord Augustus describes Cecil Graham as:

3. After Mrs. Erlynne's long speech, Lady Windemere begs:

4. What is ironic about Mrs. Erlynne's public disgrace?

5. Mrs. Erlynne claims that her purpose in coming to Lord Darlington's house is:

(see the answer key)

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