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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lady Windemere regret her decision to go to Darlington's house?

2. Why does Lady Windemere initially reject Mrs. Erlynne's advice?

3. What made Cecil Graham admire Mrs. Erlynne?

4. What is Mrs. Erlynne's excuse for visiting Lady Windemere?

5. Cecil Graham claims that Augustus cannot talk about anything but:

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Consider the development of Wilde's plot over the course of the play. Then write an essay in which you:

1) Identify one of the acts as the most significant to the development of theme in the play.

OR

2) Identify one of the acts as the most significant to the development of characters in the play.

OR

3) Rank the four acts in order of general importance to the plot of 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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