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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What time did Windemere arrive home that night?
2. How does Lady Erlynne know where to find Lady Windemere?
3. What, according to Mrs. Erlynne, is better than ideals?
4. Lady Windemere feels that if her husband truly loved her:
5. How does Darlington occupy himself while the others are talking?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Which characters exhibit hypocrisy in the play? Write an essay in which you explore hypocrisy on the part of:
1) Lady Windemere, 2) Mrs. Erlynne, or 3) The Duchess of Berwick.
Or, write an essay in which you explore the hypocrisy in any male character's behavior.
Essay Topic 2
Consider the marriages apparent in Lady Windemere's Fan.
1) Write an essay in which you compare the nature of any two marriages.
OR
2) Write an essay in which you define any marriage in the play as healthy or unhealthy.
OR
3) Write an essay in which you anticipate the success of Lady Erlynne's marriage to Augustus, or Lady Agatha's marriage to Hopper.
Be sure to use examples from the text to support your argument.
Essay Topic 3
Considering the motif of "good" and "bad" in Wilde's play, write an essay in which you discuss:
1) Which characters are "good" or "bad" women, 2) Which characters are "good" or "bad" men, or 3) Which characters cannot be do not qualify as either "good" or "bad."
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