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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Lady Windemere claims she will not return to her husband because:
(a) She does not love him.
(b) She is too ashamed of her own behavior.
(c) She is too proud to accept his apologies.
(d) She loves Darlington.

5. Why does Mrs. Erlynne fear she is lost?
(a) Because she knows she will let her daughter down.
(b) Because she knows she has ruined her chances with Lord Windemere.
(c) Because she fears Augustus will find her there.
(d) Because she fears Windemere will find her there.

6. Mrs. Erlynne claims it is not repentance that consoles one, but:
(a) Love.
(b) Gluttony.
(c) Pleasure.
(d) Revenge.

7. What did Windemere do in the morning?
(a) Knocked at Lady Windemere's door.
(b) Gave Mrs. Erlynne Lady Windemere's fan.
(c) Left the house for work.
(d) Wrote Lady Windemere a letter.

8. Lord Windemere claims that Mrs. Erlynne is:
(a) Bad.
(b) Dishonest.
(c) Disreputable.
(d) Infamous.

9. How does Mrs. Erlynne dispose of the letter?
(a) She gives it to Darlington's servant to destroy.
(b) She tears it up and throws it out the window.
(c) She tears it up and throws it into the fire.
(d) She eats it.

10. What gift does Mrs. Erlynne ask of Lady Windemere?
(a) A photograph.
(b) A ring.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A letter opener.

11. Who does Cecil Graham admire aloud?
(a) Mrs. Erlynne.
(b) Lady Agatha.
(c) Lady Windemere.
(d) The Duchess.

12. What does Lord Windemere say about his wife and Mrs. Erlynne?
(a) That his wife is never to leave him again.
(b) That his wife is never to see her again.
(c) That his wife is to call on her immediately.
(d) That his wife must forgive her actions.

13. What, according to Mrs. Erlynne, is better than ideals?
(a) Fears.
(b) Scandals.
(c) Realities.
(d) Loves.

14. What does Lord Windemere assume about the presence of his wife's fan in Darlington's rooms?
(a) He assumes his wife has gone home to rest.
(b) He assumes his wife has found out about his affair.
(c) He assumes his wife is hiding in Darlington's rooms.
(d) He assumes Mrs. Erlynne is hiding in Darlington's rooms.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Darlington occupy himself while the others are talking?

3. Augustus forgives Mrs. Erlynne because:

4. What admonishment does Mrs. Erlynne give Lord Windemere?

5. What does Mrs. Erlynne claim to dislike about London?

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