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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom has Gwendolen already contacted about her betrothal to Ernest?
(a) Westminster Cathedral
(b) The Morning Post
(c) The Census Bureau
(d) Her father

2. What is Gwendolyn given with her tea?
(a) Cake
(b) Scones
(c) Bread and butter
(d) Biscuits

3. Which of these is not a description of the handbag in which Jack was found?
(a) It was black
(b) It was leather
(c) It was torn at the side
(d) It had handles

4. On what topic does Gwendolyn ask Jack to refrain from speaking?
(a) Politics
(b) Horses
(c) Love
(d) Weather

5. About whom has Algernon - as Ernest - been talking to Cecily?
(a) Miss Prism
(b) Lady Bracknell
(c) Bunbury
(d) Jack

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the topic of the lecture Lord Bracknell is attending?

2. With what does Grigsby present Algernon?

3. In what perpetual state is Algernon, according to Jack?

4. Immediately after proposing to Cecily, who does Algernon seek out?

5. Where does Lady Bracknell send Gwendolyn while she questions Jack?

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