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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Lady Bracknell send Gwendolyn while she questions Jack?
(a) The dining room
(b) The garden
(c) The carriage
(d) The study

2. When does Jack take the name of Ernest?
(a) When he is in the country
(b) When he is in town
(c) When he travels abroad
(d) When he signs legal documents

3. About how much money does "Ernest" owe the Savoy?
(a) 200 pounds
(b) 1000 pounds
(c) 700 pounds
(d) 500 pounds

4. Where does "Ernest" have a country house?
(a) Lincoln
(b) Kensington
(c) Shropshire
(d) Brighton

5. What adjective does Lady Bracknell use to describe Algernon's association with the invalid "Bunbury"?
(a) Christian
(b) Foolish
(c) Morbid
(d) Frivolous

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Gwendolyn asked Lady Bracknell to refrain from?

2. On what day is Jack leaving town?

3. Who is growing too attached to Ernest, in Jack's opinion?

4. To whom does Jack let his town house much of the year?

5. According to Lady Bracknell, what two things rarely go together?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Lady Bracknell's response to the story of Jack's adoption?

2. Who is Bunbury?

3. How did Cecily become Jack's ward?

4. What is Algernon's stated opinion of love and marriage in Act I?

5. Why are there no cucumber sandwiches at the Algernon's when Lady Bracknell arrives?

6. What, according to Jack and Algernon, is the difference between mothers and fathers in modern society?

7. What is Lady Bracknell's opinion of Bunbury?

8. How does Jack Worthing's cigarette case betray his identity to Algernon?

9. Why do Algernon and Jack have such difficulty choosing a place to have dinner?

10. Describe Algernon Moncrieff.

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