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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do servants steal more champagne in the houses of bachelors?

2. What item did Jack leave in Algernon's house the last time he called?

3. On what topic does Gwendolyn ask Jack to refrain from speaking?

4. What does Jack offer to present to Lady Bracknell in lieu of his parentage?

5. Where in Victoria Station was the handbag with Jack in it discovered?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Algernon discreetly write down Jack's country address on his cuff?

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

5. Describe Algernon Moncrieff.

6. How did Cecily become Jack's ward?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is Chasuble a religious hypocrite or merely a bumbling blowhard? Make a case for one or the other in essay form, citing statement made and actions taken be Chasuble to corroborate your position.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following options to write about:

1.) What does Algernon's habit of always eating say about him as a character? Write about three examples in the play where Algernon is forced to explain his appetite and how he does so.

2.) Cecily and Miss Prism's argument about her diary and the three-volume novel say much about both? What secrets does this conversation allude to, and how does it frame each's attitude toward literature and love?

3.) Chasuble is constantly quoting - and misquoting - religious sources and tenets. How does his level of comfort with his chosen profession help or hinder his decision regarding Miss Prism at the end of the play?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay with the thesis that Jack Worthing's decision to hire Miss Prism before the play begins is the reason why the play ends happily. Use the three marriage's as a framing device for your argument.

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