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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 5, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mrs. Millamant react to Mirabell's visit and finishing the poem she is reciting?
(a) She feels hurt that he has asked for so many terms in the marriage proposal.
(b) She is indifferent to his proposal.
(c) She feels relief that he didn't argue with Lady Wishfort.
(d) She professes her love for him to Mrs. Fainall when Mirabell leaves.

2. What does Mrs. Fainall reveal to Foible in her mother's dressing room?
(a) She knows of Mirabell's plans.
(b) She loves Mrs. Millamant and wants the plan to succeed.
(c) She supports Mrs. Marwood in her scheme.
(d) She is worried about Lady Wishfort's reaction.

3. What happens when Mincing enters the room in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) Everyone leaves except Fainall and Mrs. Marwood.
(b) Fainall speaks to his wife.
(c) Everyone greets Sir Wilfull.
(d) Lady Wishfort speaks to Mrs. Marwood.

4. How much is Mrs. Millamant's fortune?
(a) Six thousand pounds, a vast fortune.
(b) The play doesn't state a specific sum.
(c) About ten thousand dollars.
(d) A small sum, six thousand pounds.

5. What does Mrs. Fainall ask the maids to do for her at the end of Act 5, Scene 1?
(a) Calm her mother.
(b) Help her defeat her husband.
(c) Catch her husband cheating on her.
(d) Vouch for her morals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Even though she has been deceived by Mirabell and berates Foible, Lady Wishfort is shown as a __________ character.

2. What does Fainall comment about the gathering the previous evening at Lady Wishfort's?

3. What does Waitwell promise to bring Lady Wishfort when he is revealed as an impostor?

4. Why does Lady Wishfort praise Mrs. Marwood at the beginning of Act 5, Scene 2?

5. Why does Lady Wishfort criticize her daughter, Mrs. Fainall?

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