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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. Lady Windemere says she believes:

2. What does Lady Windemere believe about her mother?

3. Who is Lady Windemere's first caller?

4. The Duchess removes Agatha from earshot by:

5. What does Lady Windemere believe about women who have committed adultery?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Erlynne say Windemere probably wishes her to do?

2. Why does Windemere call Mrs. Erlynne a dangerous woman?

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

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

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

6. Describe the relationship between the Duchess and her daughter Agatha.

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

8. Why does Lord Darlington claim he talks trivially?

9. What is Lady Erlynne's plan for "saving" her daughter at the end of Act 2?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the role of Lady Windemere's Fan in the play. Write an essay in which you:

1) Discuss the significance of the fan to the development of plot in the play.

OR

2) Discuss the significance of the fan to the development of theme in the play.

OR

3) Discuss the significance of the fan to the relationship between Lady Windemere and Mrs. Erlynne.

Essay Topic 2

Consider the role of parenting in the play. Write an essay in which you:

1) Compare and contrast Lady Erlynne to the Duchess of Berwick in their roles as mothers.

OR

2) Evaluate the efficacy of any parent in the play.

OR

3) Consider Wilde's attitude toward the importance of parenting as it is developed throughout the play.

Use examples from the text to support your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Consider what Wilde's characters reveal about society and its hypocrisy in Lady Windemere's Fan. Then write an essay in which you:

1) Identify any three acts of hypocrisy in the play, and connect them to societal norms or expectations, 2) Explore society's apparent attitude toward hypocrisy in the play, and compare it to society's hypocrisy now, or 3) Explain Wilde's emphasis on hypocrisy in the play, and determine how it contributes to his theme.

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