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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lady Windemere claims she never:
(a) Lies.
(b) Cheats on her husband.
(c) Gives in.
(d) Cries.

2. The Duchess removes Agatha from earshot by:
(a) Sending her home to dress for the party.
(b) Sending her out for tea.
(c) Sending her to Mrs. Erlynne's house.
(d) Sending her out to look at the sunset.

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

4. Lady Windemere:
(a) Has never heard of Mrs. Erlynne.
(b) Does not believe Mrs. Erylnne exists.
(c) Knows Mrs. Erlynne is her mother.
(d) Has suspected her husband of having an affair.

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

6. What is occurring at the start of Act 2?
(a) Lady Windemere's confrontation with Mrs. Erlynne.
(b) Lord and Lady Windemere's divorce proceedings.
(c) Lady Windemere's ball.
(d) Lord Windemere's confrontation with Lord Darlington.

7. What has occurred between Hopper and Agatha?
(a) Their affair has been found out.
(b) Hopper will leave for Australia since Agatha will not marry him.
(c) Hopper has left Agatha for Mrs. Erlynne.
(d) Hopper has proposed to Agatha.

8. Where does Act 1 take place?
(a) In the ball room at Lord Windemere's house.
(b) In the breakfast room at Lord Darlington's house.
(c) In the morning room of Lord Windemere's house.
(d) In the ball room at Lord Darlington's house.

9. What is Lord Darlington's objection to "good" people?
(a) He says they make badness of extraordinary importance.
(b) He says they make goodness of extraordinary importance.
(c) He says they make bad people look exciting.
(d) He says they are not really good on the inside.

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

11. Lady Windemere says that her husband broke the bonds of marriage, and she:
(a) Only broke its bondage.
(b) Only broke one of her vows.
(c) Only broke his trust.
(d) Only broke his heart.

12. Lady Windemere is shocked when:
(a) Lord Darlington declares his love for her.
(b) Lord Darlington refuses her marriage proposal.
(c) Lord Darlington calls her a coward.
(d) Lord Darlington confesses his affair with Mrs. Erlynne.

13. 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 a letter to Lord Windemere telling him the whole truth about her past.
(c) She deserted her husband for Lord Windemere, and wrote him a letter about it.
(d) She wrote her daughter a letter to tell her the truth about her father.

14. Lady Windemere says she believes:
(a) Lord Darlington only pretends to be a "good" man.
(b) Lord Darlington is much worse than most other men.
(c) Lord Darlington pretends to be a "bad" man.
(d) Lord Darlington is exactly like all the other men she knows.

15. What does Mrs. Erlynne do with the letter?
(a) She reads it.
(b) She tears it up.
(c) She brings it to Lord Windemere.
(d) She throws it off the terrace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who overhears the discussion between Windemere and Mrs. Erlynne?

2. Lord Augustus describes Cecil Graham as:

3. Lady Windemere's first name is:

4. Lord Darlington uses a hypothetical situation about a married man having an affair in order to:

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

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