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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is not an occasion when Chasuble has preach his sermon on manna?
(a) Christenings
(b) Festal Days
(c) Confirmations
(d) Weddings

2. Why does Algernon suggest Jack not get christened?
(a) It is tedious
(b) It is blashpemous
(c) He might get a chill
(d) The name "Jack" suits him

3. Why is Miss Prism concerned by Chasuble's being in the vestry?
(a) It is very hot
(b) It is very dry
(c) It is very lonely
(d) It is very damp

4. Where does Cecily get her ideas for her diary?
(a) At church
(b) In her room
(c) From Miss Prism's reading
(d) In the garden

5. Why will Cecily not allow Algernon to read her diary?
(a) It is in secret language
(b) It is all about him
(c) She intends to publish it
(d) It is improper

6. Where do Cecily and Gwendolen depart to when they leave the men?
(a) The garden
(b) The drawing room
(c) London
(d) The hills

7. What German writer is Cecily studying at the top of Act II?
(a) Schiller
(b) Schopenhauer
(c) Hegel
(d) Goethe

8. When the Cecily and Gwendolen both discover that each is engaged to Ernest, what do they compare?
(a) Diaries
(b) Rings
(c) Figures
(d) Wedding notices

9. What vulgar people does Algernon suggest bandy about there business in cocktail parties?
(a) Clergy
(b) Stockbrokers
(c) Actors
(d) Politicians

10. What is Cecily's constant distraction?
(a) Her appetite
(b) The gardener
(c) Her diary
(d) Her narcolepsy

11. Whom does Jack ask Chasuble to christen?
(a) Cecily
(b) Ernest's body
(c) Gwendolen
(d) Jack himself

12. How many counties can one see from the hills of around the manor?
(a) Five
(b) Six
(c) Four
(d) Three

13. According to Grigsby, who generally pays outstanding debts for the debtor?
(a) A creditor
(b) The Church
(c) Their relations
(d) Their spouse

14. When Algernon arrives, under what name is he traveling?
(a) Ernest
(b) Oscar
(c) Bunbury
(d) Jack

15. Upon finding out the Cecily is Mr. Worthing's ward, how old does Gwendolen wish Cecily was?
(a) Sixteen
(b) Eight
(c) Sixty
(d) Forty-two

Short Answer Questions

1. With what does Grigsby present Algernon?

2. What does Algernon claim to be when he meets Cecily?

3. What adjective does Cecily use to describe the name Algernon?

4. Who is the other partner in Grigsby's soliciting firm?

5. What does Miss Prism instruct Cecily to read while she is gone?

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