The Importance of Being Earnest (Film)

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In the opening sequence, how does Algernon eventually escape the debt collectors?

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He hops into a stranger's carriage.

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Which element of the original play was omitted from the film? Options: Algernon's piano playing, Jack's missing cigarette case, Algernon's repetitive negative comments about marriage, Cecily's dislike of German lessons

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Algernon's repetitive negative comments about marriage

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In the play, Jack is 29 years old. In the film, the screenwriter adjusted the age to match Colin Firth's age. How old is Jack in the film?

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35

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What method of transportation does Algernon use to travel to Jack's country house?

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Hot air balloon

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What morbid prop is added to the scene in which Jack tells the Rev. and Miss Prism that Ernest is dead?

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An urn with ashes.

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How does Gwendolyn arrive at Jack's manor?

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Slow car

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Why doesn't the debt collector arrest Algernon?

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Because Jack agrees to pay the debt.

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How does Miss Prism figure out that Rev. Chasuble has a crush on her?

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She finds a sizable collection of paintings he's made of her.

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What tune do Jack and Algernon sing/hum to the ladies?

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"Lady. Come Down"

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How does Miss Prism first respond to the question "Where is that baby?"

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She faints