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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lord Darlington claims he can resist everything but:
(a) Temptation.
(b) Insincerity.
(c) Scandal.
(d) Flirtation.

2. What task is Lady Windemere performing as she speaks to Lord Darlington?
(a) She is arranging dishes.
(b) She is arranging flowers.
(c) She is cleaning her house.
(d) She is writing invitations.

3. Lord Augustus immediately questions Lord Windemere about:
(a) Mrs. Erlynne.
(b) Lady Windemere.
(c) Lady Agatha.
(d) The Duchess.

4. If Mrs. Erlynne comes to her home, Lady Windemere claims she will:
(a) Pretend to admire her.
(b) Insult her.
(c) Treat her kindly.
(d) Forbid her to enter.

5. Why does Mrs. Erlynne need Windemere's help with Augustus?
(a) She needs money to get out of town.
(b) She needs Windemere to walk her down the aisle.
(c) She needs Windemere to encourage Augustus to propose.
(d) She needs money for the marriage settlement.

6. What word does Lady Windemere use to describe people who have extramarital affairs?
(a) Villainous.
(b) Coarse.
(c) Billious.
(d) Vile.

7. Lady Windemere's first name is:
(a) Monique.
(b) Molly.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Marianne.

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

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

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

11. Mrs. Erlynne fears that:
(a) Life is playing a joke on her.
(b) She will never find Lady Windemere.
(c) Life is repeating itself.
(d) She has failed a test in life.

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

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

14. Who overhears the discussion between Windemere and Mrs. Erlynne?
(a) The Duchess.
(b) Lord Darlington.
(c) Augustus.
(d) Lady Windemere.

15. Lord Darlington fears these kind of people do a great deal of harm in the world:
(a) Bad people.
(b) Vile people.
(c) Important people.
(d) Good people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Darlington planning to do since Lady Windemere will not have him?

2. Almost every guest at the party exhibits some form of:

3. What would make life simpler, in Lady Windemere's opinion?

4. Why doesn't Lord Windemere want to talk to Mrs. Erlynne about money at the ball?

5. Confronted by Lady Windemere, Lord Darlington claims:

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