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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. What does Chasuble claim was the reference in his unintentionally romantic comment to Miss Prism?
(a) Swans
(b) Bears
(c) Fish
(d) Bees
2. For how long does Cecily say she and Ernest have been engaged?
(a) One hour
(b) One month
(c) Six months
(d) Three months
3. Whom has Gwendolen already contacted about her betrothal to Ernest?
(a) Westminster Cathedral
(b) Her father
(c) The Census Bureau
(d) The Morning Post
4. At the end of the act, why does Algernon not want to see Cecily in the garden?
(a) She forbids him
(b) He does not know what to say
(c) She expects him
(d) He fears her anger
5. What does Algernon claim to be when he meets Cecily?
(a) Extravagent but not profligate
(b) Reckless but not wicked
(c) Charming but not saturnine
(d) Cunning but not vicious
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Gwendolyn decline sugar in her tea?
2. What adjective does Cecily use to describe the name Algernon?
3. Immediately after proposing to Cecily, who does Algernon seek out?
4. Who serves tea to Cecily and Gwendolen?
5. How does Jack feel about affection?
Short Essay Questions
1. What reason does Miss Prism give for not wanting Ernest to be saved from his vices?
2. Describe Chasuble.
3. What changes in Ernest's behavior does Algernon announce when he arrives at Jack's country house?
4. What has Algernon arranged for later in the afternoon that jack has as well?
5. What news does Jack bring with him when he returns home from London.
6. Describe Cecily and Miss Prisms opposing views on writing.
7. What reason does Cecily give for not wanting to show Algernon her diary?
8. What order does Jack give to Algernon after the women go in to lunch?
9. Why does Gwendolen state that she wishes Cecily were older?
10. What argument does Jack make to Algernon about eating in times of despair, and why at the end of Act II?
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