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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. How does Algernon describe Lane at the end of the First Act?
(a) A prig
(b) A modern stoic
(c) A rube
(d) A pessimist

2. Why do servants steal more champagne in the houses of bachelors?
(a) There is less to do
(b) The servants are never as drunk as their masters
(c) The wine is better
(d) The men are less observant

3. To what composer does Algernon compare his Aunt's ring? Tchaikovsky
(a) Mozart
(b) Mahler
(c) Tchaikovsky
(d) Wagner

4. What participle does Jack inadvertently substitute for "married" when he attempts to say "We must get married at once"?
(a) Christened
(b) Plastered
(c) Stationed
(d) Buried

5. Who are the most interesting people, according to Algernon?
(a) Those you haven't met
(b) Those with a willingness to lend money
(c) Those who enjoy your present
(d) Those who choose not to speak

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jack neglect to tell Gwendolen about the existence of Cecily?

2. When does Jack take the name of Ernest?

3. About how much money does "Ernest" owe the Savoy?

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

5. What does Jack plan to do in the near future?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Jack Worthing's business in London?

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

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

6. How is it that Jack does not know who his parents are?

7. Who is Bunbury?

8. Name a few of Lady Bracknell's requirements for a suitable bachelor.

9. Why doe Jack go by the name of Ernest in London?

10. Describe Algernon and Jack's conversation concerning Cecily and Gwendolen.

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