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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Augustus describes Mrs. Erlynne as:
(a) Cagey.
(b) Cold.
(c) Clever.
(d) Crafty.

4. Who is Lady Windemere's first caller?
(a) Lord Parker.
(b) Lord Darlington.
(c) Lady Erlynne.
(d) Lord Windemere.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lord Windemere discover the letter his wife has written?

2. What nickname does Cecil Graham use for Augustus?

3. Lady Windemere says she believes:

4. Before she leaves, Lady Windemere:

5. The Duchess removes Agatha from earshot by:

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Lady Windemere's response to her husband's suggestion that evil has never entered her world?

2. How does Lady Windemere describe her feelings now that she is at Darlington's house?

3. What do Mrs. Erlynne's exchanges with the male characters reveal about her character?

4. What does Mrs. Erlynne learn about her first husband through Lady Windemere?

5. How would Lady Windemere create a scandal for her husband?

6. Why does Windemere say he wishes Mrs. Erlynne would have revealed her secret?

7. Why does Lady Windemere deny her love for her husband?

8. How does Mrs. Erlynne know what Lady Windemere would face if she left her husband?

9. Why might Lady Windemere announce that she is available to all visitors when Parker tells her Darlington has come to call?

10. Why does Mrs. Windemere want a photograph of Lady Windemere?

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