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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the one person Lady Windemere must see before she leaves town?
(a) Mrs. Erlynne.
(b) Lady Agatha.
(c) Lord Darlington.
(d) The Duchess.

2. What does Lady Windemere believe about her mother?
(a) That she died when Lady Windemere was a child.
(b) That she would some day return for Lady Windemere.
(c) That she was not stern enough.
(d) That she left Lady Windemere's father for another man.

3. By the end of Act 2, most of the female characters:
(a) Reject Mrs. Erlynne.
(b) Admire Mrs. Erlynne.
(c) Pity Lady Windemere.
(d) Reject Lady Windemere.

4. The duchess believes that scandal in men:
(a) Prevents them from acceptability.
(b) Does not matter.
(c) Denies them access to good wives.
(d) Does not happen.

5. Why is Lord Augustus worried about Mrs. Erlynne?
(a) He fears she will marry Lord Windemere.
(b) He fears she will never be accepted into society.
(c) He fears she will not marry him.
(d) He fears she will never be alone with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lady Windemere believes she lives in a "bad" age because:

2. What is probably true of Mrs. Erlynne's past?

3. What does Mrs. Erlynne discover in the letter Lady Windemere leaves for her husband?

4. Augustus believes Mrs. Erlynne will marry him despite:

5. What is Mrs. Erlynne's excuse for visiting Lady Windemere?

(see the answer key)

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