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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Confronted by Lady Windemere, Lord Darlington claims:

2. Lady Agatha is:

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

4. Before Lady Windemere exits at the end of Act 1, she:

5. Cecil Graham introduces Mrs. Erlynne to his aunt because:

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Darlington pretend to be "bad?"

2. Why do the men tease Augustus?

3. What suggestion does the Duchess have for Lady Windemere's problem with her husband?

4. Why does Darlington plan to leave England?

5. How is Mrs. Erlynne a "useful" woman, as Lady Plymdale claims?

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

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

8. What does Lady Windemere discover about the photograph of herself with her son, and why is it significant?

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

10. Why does the Duchess continually send her daughter out of earshot during this Act?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you discuss the significance of Lady Erlynne's "explanations" to:

1) the development of her character, 2) her relationship with Augustus, or 3) her relationship with her daughter over the course of the play.

Essay Topic 2

Consider the development of character's motivations and attitudes over the course of the play. Write an essay in which you explore:

1) Lady Windemere as a dynamic character in the play, 2) Lady Windemere as a static character in the play, or 3) any two contrasting characters in the play, identifying one as static, the other as dynamic.

Essay Topic 3

Consider the role of character foils in Lady Windemere's Fan. Write an essay considering one of the following questions:

1) How do the character foils influence the events of the plot?

OR

2) How do Lord Windemere and Lord Darlington function as character foils for one another?

OR

3) Are Lady Windemere and Mrs. Erlynne truly character foils? Why or why not?

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