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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lady Plymdale wants her husband to meet Mrs. Erlynne so that:
(a) He will pay attention to his own wife again.
(b) He will pay attention to Mrs. Erlynne instead of her.
(c) He will deny her admittance to society.
(d) He will confirm that she is an unacceptable woman.

2. What does Lady Windemere claim she will do with the fan her husband has given her as a birthday gift?
(a) She will throw it into the fire.
(b) She will strike Mrs. Erlynne across the face with it.
(c) She will strike Lord Windemere in the face with it.
(d) She will sell it on the street.

3. Lady Windemere's first name is:
(a) Molly.
(b) Marianne.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Monique.

4. Lady Windemere says she believes:
(a) Lord Darlington is much worse than most other men.
(b) Lord Darlington only pretends to be a "good" man.
(c) Lord Darlington pretends to be a "bad" man.
(d) Lord Darlington is exactly like all the other men she knows.

5. What is Lord Darlington's objection to "good" people?
(a) He says they make bad people look exciting.
(b) He says they make goodness of extraordinary importance.
(c) He says they make badness of extraordinary importance.
(d) He says they are not really good on the inside.

6. Mrs. Erlynne dances with Lord Windermere in order to:
(a) Make Lady Windemere jealous.
(b) Get revenge on Lord Augustus.
(c) Make Augustus jealous.
(d) Get revenge on Lady Windemere.

7. Augustus describes Mrs. Erlynne as:
(a) Cagey.
(b) Cold.
(c) Clever.
(d) Crafty.

8. When Lord Windemere cannot find his wife, Mrs. Erlynne tells him:
(a) She has gone to bed.
(b) She has gone to the hospital.
(c) She has gone to check on their son.
(d) She has left him for good.

9. Lady Windemere believes she lives in a "bad" age because:
(a) People look on life as a sacrifice.
(b) People look on life as a superstition.
(c) People look on life as a speculation.
(d) People look on life as a stipulation.

10. Cecil Graham introduces Mrs. Erlynne to his aunt because:
(a) He knows his aunt will find her amusing.
(b) He knows Mrs. Erlynne is respectable.
(c) He cannot resist Mrs. Erlynne.
(d) He wants to annoy his aunt.

11. What nickname does Cecil Graham use for Augustus?
(a) Tuppy.
(b) Topper.
(c) Tippy.
(d) Tipsy.

12. What detail does Lady Windemere point out about the fan that is her birthday present?
(a) It has her name on it.
(b) It has her birth date on it.
(c) It used to be her mother's.
(d) It came from London.

13. The dance at Lady Windemere's home is in honor of:
(a) Her birthday.
(b) Her anniversary.
(c) Her wedding.
(d) Her son's birth.

14. Lady Windemere threatens her husband with:
(a) A violent gesture.
(b) A long, loveless marriage.
(c) A public scandal.
(d) A rapid divorce.

15. Why is Lord Augustus worried about Mrs. Erlynne?
(a) He fears she will never be accepted into society.
(b) He fears she will marry Lord Windemere.
(c) He fears she will not marry him.
(d) He fears she will never be alone with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mrs. Erlynne claims that when men give up saying what is charming, they:

2. Mrs. Erlynne wants to be introduced to the women at the party so that:

3. What is occurring at the start of Act 2?

4. Lord Darlington uses a hypothetical situation about a married man having an affair in order to:

5. Augustus asks:

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