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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. Augustus is:
(a) The Duchess' brother.
(b) Lord Darlington's brother.
(c) Lady Windemere's brother.
(d) The Duchess' husband.

2. Lady Windemere says that her husband broke the bonds of marriage, and she:
(a) Only broke his trust.
(b) Only broke its bondage.
(c) Only broke one of her vows.
(d) Only broke his heart.

3. Lord Windemere asks Lady Windemere to:
(a) Follow him.
(b) Forgive him.
(c) Tolerate him.
(d) Trust him.

4. Lord Darlington calls Lady Windemere a:
(a) Charlatan.
(b) Puritan.
(c) Quaker.
(d) Christian.

5. Lord Windemere fears he cannot share Lady Erlynne's real identity with his wife because:
(a) The shame would kill her.
(b) The jealousy would kill her.
(c) The fear would overtake him.
(d) The shame would kill him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lord Darlington say he wants Lady Windemere to take him seriously?

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

3. How does Lord Windemere discover the letter his wife has written?

4. By the end of Act 2, most of the female characters:

5. The Duchess carefully edits:

Short Essay Questions

1. What concerns the Duchess about Hopper's proposal to her daughter?

2. Why does Lady Windemere warn Darlington about his flattering statements?

3. Why does Darlington pretend to be "bad?"

4. Why does Mrs. Erlynne ask Windemere for money?

5. Why does the Duchess continually send her daughter out of earshot during this Act?

6. Why do the men appear to approve of Lord and Lady Windemere where Mrs. Erlynne is concerned?

7. What is the Duchess' attitude about marital infidelity on the part of men?

8. Why does Mrs. Erlynne threaten to make her name infamous if Windemere reveals her identity?

9. How is Mrs. Erlynne a "useful" woman, as Lady Plymdale claims?

10. Why does Darlington claim Lady Windemere is not what he thought her to be?

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