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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. Who is Lady Windemere's first caller?

2. Darlington warns Lady Windemere that it is a dangerous thing to:

3. Lady Windemere believes she lives in a "bad" age because:

4. By the end of Act 2, most of the female characters:

5. Lord Windemere asks Lady Windemere to:

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Mrs. Erlynne so upset about her daughter's letter?

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

3. What truth has Lady Windemere discovered about her husband and Mrs. Erlynne?

4. Why has Lord Augustus asked Lord Windemere about Mrs. Erlynne?

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

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

7. What repayment can Lady Windemere offer Mrs. Erlynne for her sacrifice of the previous evening?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Consider the marriages apparent in Lady Windemere's Fan.

1) Write an essay in which you compare the nature of any two marriages.

OR

2) Write an essay in which you define any marriage in the play as healthy or unhealthy.

OR

3) Write an essay in which you anticipate the success of Lady Erlynne's marriage to Augustus, or Lady Agatha's marriage to Hopper.

Be sure to use examples from the text to support your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Consider Lord Darlington's statement that "[he] can resist anything but temptation." Write an essay in which you explore:

1) the statement's significance to the characterization of Lord Darlington

2) The statement's effect on Lady Windemere and her later actions

3) The statement's relevance to the events of the message of the play.

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