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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Lady Windemere doing at the start of the act?
(a) She is waiting for Darlington to arrive so she can accept him.
(b) She is waiting to reject Darlington's proposition.
(c) She is waiting for her husband to arrive.
(d) She is waiting to confront Darlington on his affair.

2. Why does Windemere want to see Mrs. Erlynne before his wife does?
(a) He wants to prevent Mrs. Erlynne from marrying Augustus.
(b) He wants to protect Mrs. Erlynne from his wife's revenge.
(c) He wants to prevent Mrs. Erlynne from entering society.
(d) He wants to protect his wife from the "truth" about her mother.

3. Why have the men returned to Lord Darlington's house?
(a) They were thrown out of Windemere's house.
(b) They were thrown out of the pub.
(c) They are planning to confront Lady Windemere.
(d) They are eager to catch Darlington with Lady Windemere.

4. What has Rosalie been searching for?
(a) Lady Windemere's cloak.
(b) Lady Windemere's fan.
(c) Lady Windemere's handbag.
(d) Lady Windemere's letter.

5. Why does Lady Windemere initially reject Mrs. Erlynne's advice?
(a) She knows Mrs. Erlynne wants Darlington for herself.
(b) She knows Mrs. Erlynne is trying to trick her into making a mistake.
(c) Her pride is wounded because her mother has abandoned her.
(d) Her pride is wounded because she still believes her husband has had an affair.

6. What is the truth about Mrs. Erlynne?
(a) She is Lord Windemere's mother.
(b) She is Augustus' mother.
(c) She is Lady Windemere's mother.
(d) She is Lord Windemere's first wife.

7. Mrs. Erlynne gets Augustus to escort her by:
(a) Asking him to carry her fan.
(b) Asking him to carry her cloak.
(c) Asking him to escort her out of England.
(d) Asking him to get her carriage.

8. Lady Windemere does not believe that the letter destroyed:
(a) Was actually thrown into the fire.
(b) Was actually her letter.
(c) Was not shown to her husband.
(d) Was in her handwriting.

9. What is ironic about Mrs. Erlynne's public disgrace?
(a) Mrs. Erlynne would have disgraced Lady Windemere first.
(b) Mrs. Erlynne disgraced herself by trying to disgrace Lady Windemere.
(c) Lady Windemere tried to disgrace her at Lord Darlington's.
(d) Lady Windemere would have disgraced Mrs. Erlynne, but Mrs. Erlynne saved her.

10. Lady Windemere thinks that Mrs. Erlynne is there because:
(a) Lord Windemere sent her to send his wife away.
(b) Lord Darlington sent her to bring her home.
(c) Lord Augustus warned told her where to find her daughter.
(d) Lord Windemere sent her to fetch his wife.

11. What illusion did Mrs. Erlynne lose the previous night?
(a) She found she was greedy.
(b) She found she had contempt for society.
(c) She found she had a heart.
(d) She found she loved no man.

12. Why does Augustus try to prevent Windemere from leaving Lord Darlington's house?
(a) Augustus wants Darlington to have time to escape with Lady Windemere.
(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 Windemere to find his wife's fan.

13. If Lady Windemere will return to her husband, Mrs. Erlynne promises:
(a) To be better mother to her daughter.
(b) Marry Augustus and leave town.
(c) Never to communicate with him again.
(d) Never to reveal her affair with Darlington.

14. Lady Windemere begins to tell her husband the truth about the previous night because:
(a) He continues to deride Mrs. Erlynne.
(b) He knows the truth anyway.
(c) He begs her to tell him where she went.
(d) He cannot forgive the note she wrote him.

15. Why does Darlington say he is not one of Mrs. Erlynne's admirers?
(a) Because he thinks she is marrying Augustus for his money.
(b) Because he thinks she had an affair with Windemere.
(c) Because he thinks she is marrying Windemere for his money.
(d) Because he thinks she had an affair with Augustus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What made Cecil Graham admire Mrs. Erlynne?

2. Where does Act 3 take place?

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

4. Why does Mrs. Erlynne fear she is lost?

5. What stops Mrs. Erlynne and Lady Windemere from leaving Lord Darlington's house?

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