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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. Lady Windemere claims she cannot run away with Darlington because:
(a) She does not have the courage.
(b) She does not love him.
(c) She is afraid to leave her child.
(d) She still loves her husband.

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

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

4. How does Lord Windemere discover the letter his wife has written?
(a) Mrs. Erlynne shows it to him.
(b) He discovers it burning in the fireplace.
(c) He discovers it in the trash.
(d) Mrs. Erlynne drops it.

5. Mrs. Erlynne dances with Lord Windermere in order to:
(a) Make Lady Windemere jealous.
(b) Make Augustus jealous.
(c) Get revenge on Lord Augustus.
(d) Get revenge on Lady Windemere.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the Duchess meets Mrs. Erlynne, she:

2. What does Mrs. Erlynne tell Lord Windemere about the letter he finds?

3. What does Mrs. Erlynne discover in the letter Lady Windemere leaves for her husband?

4. In Act 2 the audience learns:

5. When Lord Darlington learns it is Lady Windemere's birthday, he says:

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the men appear to admire Mrs. Erlynne?

2. Why does Lord Darlington suggest that Lady Windemere may need a friend some day?

3. What is the Duchess' attitude about marital infidelity on the part of men?

4. Why does Darlington claim Lady Windemere is not what he thought her to be?

5. Why, according to Mrs. Erlynne, should Lady Windemere stay with her husband no matter what she suffers?

6. Why does Mrs. Erlynne ask Windemere for money?

7. On what condition is Lord Darlington allowed to attend the ball at the Windemeres'?

8. What do Dumby's opening remarks reveal about his character?

9. What does the Windemere's conversation about men and women reveal about Lady Windemere's opinion of men?

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

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