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The importance of being earnest

Authored by pauline REMY

English

11th Grade

CCSS covered

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The importance of being earnest
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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Why does Lane think it isn’t polite to listen to Algernon’s piano playing ?

Because Lane is only a servant

Because Lane is tone deaf

Because Algernon plays so badly

Because Algernon is shy about his playing

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What does Algernon tell Jack he has always suspected him of being ?

A Communist

A Bunburyist

A Liberal Unionist

A Tory

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What leads Algernon to think Jack is leading a double life?

A letter

An inscription

A diary

A handkerchief embroidered with strawberries

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does Jack say it is a very ungentlemanly thing to read?

Gwendolen's diary

French drama

A private cigarette case

More than half of Modern Literature

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

At first, Jack tells Algernon that Cecily is his what?

Sister

Aunt

Hair colorist

Former governess

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does Algernon mean when he says that Lady Bracknell rings the doorbell in a “Wagnerian manner”?

That she is humming “The Ride of the Valkyrie”

That she is dressed up like one of the Valkyrie

That she rings insistently, leaving her finger on the bell for a long time

That she has a tendency to burst into song

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does Lane claim that there were “no cucumbers at the market”? (two answers)

Because he thinks Algernon should go on a high-protein diet.

Because Algernon has eaten all the cucumber sandwiches himself.

Because he wants to get Algernon off the hook.

So that Lady Bracknell doesn't eat them all.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

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