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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lady Windemere feels that if her husband truly loved her:
(a) He would have come for her, having read her letter.
(b) He would have apologized for the affair.
(c) He would have challenged Darlington to a duel.
(d) He would have thrown Mrs. Erlynne out of the house.

2. Lord Windemere claims that Mrs. Erlynne is:
(a) Dishonest.
(b) Bad.
(c) Infamous.
(d) Disreputable.

3. Lady Windemere begins to tell her husband the truth about the previous night because:
(a) He cannot forgive the note she wrote him.
(b) He knows the truth anyway.
(c) He continues to deride Mrs. Erlynne.
(d) He begs her to tell him where she went.

4. According to Mrs. Erlynne, love is:
(a) Frequently short-lived.
(b) For fools.
(c) Easily killed.
(d) Only an illusion.

5. Lady Windemere claims that people do not rule life, but rather:
(a) Life rules people.
(b) People rule only themselves.
(c) Life tricks people.
(d) People rule one another.

6. Lady Windemere thinks that Mrs. Erlynne is there because:
(a) Lord Windemere sent her to send his wife away.
(b) Lord Augustus warned told her where to find her daughter.
(c) Lord Darlington sent her to bring her home.
(d) Lord Windemere sent her to fetch his wife.

7. Who appears to be asleep during the men's conversation?
(a) Lord Darlington.
(b) Dumby.
(c) Augustus.
(d) Lord Windmere.

8. What is the second reason Mrs. Erlynne plans to visit Lady Windemere?
(a) To confront Lord Windemere.
(b) To beg forgiveness.
(c) To say goodbye.
(d) To tell her the truth.

9. Where does Act 3 take place?
(a) In Lady Windemere's rooms.
(b) In Lord Darlington's rooms.
(c) In Lord Windermere's rooms.
(d) In Mrs. Erlynne's rooms.

10. What does Windemere suggest will make Lady Windemere feel better?
(a) They will go away to the ocean.
(b) They will go away to the city.
(c) They will go away to the country.
(d) They will go away and never return.

11. Lady Windemere describes the roses in the garden at Selby as:
(a) Shades of pink.
(b) Red and white.
(c) Black and white.
(d) Pink and white.

12. What made Cecil Graham admire Mrs. Erlynne?
(a) She wanted to be introduced to the Duchess.
(b) She wanted to be introduced to his Aunt Caroline.
(c) She wanted to be introduced to Lady Windemere.
(d) She wanted to be introduced to Lady Plymdale.

13. Augustus is happy to leave England because:
(a) He is sick of the society, the climate, and everything else.
(b) He is sick of the public disgrace.
(c) He is homesick for South America.
(d) He is sick of the women chasing him for his money.

14. What does Lord Windemere assume about the presence of his wife's fan in Darlington's rooms?
(a) He assumes Mrs. Erlynne is hiding in Darlington's rooms.
(b) He assumes his wife has gone home to rest.
(c) He assumes his wife is hiding in Darlington's rooms.
(d) He assumes his wife has found out about his affair.

15. Lady Windemere does not believe that the letter destroyed:
(a) Was in her handwriting.
(b) Was not shown to her husband.
(c) Was actually her letter.
(d) Was actually thrown into the fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lady Windemere initially reject Mrs. Erlynne's advice?

2. What is Augustus' reaction to Mrs. Erlynne's presence in Lord Darlington's rooms?

3. What did Windemere do in the morning?

4. Why have the men returned to Lord Darlington's house?

5. Why does Lord Darlington forbid Windemere to search his rooms?

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