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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. What word does Lady Windemere use to describe people who have extramarital affairs?

2. How does Mrs. Erlynne find the letter Lady Windemere left behind?

3. Lady Windemere claims she never:

4. What does Mrs. Erlynne tell Lord Windemere about the letter he finds?

5. What nickname does Cecil Graham use for Augustus?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Windemere say he wishes Mrs. Erlynne would have revealed her secret?

2. Why does Lord Darlington suggest that Lady Windemere may need a friend some day?

3. Why did Lord Windemere give Mrs. Erlynne money, according to her?

4. On what condition is Lord Darlington allowed to attend the ball at the Windemeres'?

5. Why does Lady Windemere think her husband has arrived at Darlington's?

6. Why, according to Mrs. Erlynne, should Lady Windemere stay with her husband no matter what she suffers?

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

8. Why does Windemere feel that Lady Windemere will cause the family shame if she insults Mrs. Erlynne publicly?

9. What does Lady Windemere discover about the photograph of herself with her son, and why is it significant?

10. What does Mrs. Erlynne say Windemere probably wishes her to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you discuss the significance of Lady Erlynne's "explanations" to:

1) the development of her character, 2) her relationship with Augustus, or 3) her relationship with her daughter over the course of the play.

Essay Topic 2

Consider the development of character's motivations and attitudes over the course of the play. Write an essay in which you explore:

1) Lady Windemere as a dynamic character in the play, 2) Lady Windemere as a static character in the play, or 3) any two contrasting characters in the play, identifying one as static, the other as dynamic.

Essay Topic 3

Consider Lord Darlington's statement that "[he] can resist anything but temptation." Write an essay in which you explore:

1) the statement's significance to the characterization of Lord Darlington

2) The statement's effect on Lady Windemere and her later actions

3) The statement's relevance to the events of the message of the play.

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