Importance of Being Earnest - Act II

Why does Cecily encourage Miss Prism to take a walk with Dr. Chasuble?

• She knows the two are in love and she is trying to set them up.
• She wants to speak to Jack privately.
• She wants them to find Miss Prism's abandoned book.
• She doesn't want to do her schoolwork.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is Cecily's first reaction to meeting Algernon, who she believes to be Ernest?

• She is extreme;y polite and clearly interested in him.
• She ignores him until Jack returns.
• She is somewhat defensive, but only playfully so...
• She knows that he is not actually Ernest.

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

When Jack discovers Algernon pretending to be his younger brother, how does Jack react?

• He is confused about why he has been told about his brother's death.
• He tells everyone that Algernon is not his brother.
• He is furious and tries to send Algernon away.
• He acts happy to see his brother.

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What happens when Cecily and Gwendolyn first meet each other?

• They are completely disgusted with one another.
• They get along with each other and call each other sister immediately.
• They believe they are engaged to the same person and get into an argument over tea.
• They console one another over their fiance's deception..

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What do Algernon and Jack want Chasuble to do?

• Play with them.
• Forgive their sins.
• Teach them.
• Christen them.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What do Gwendolyn and Cecily require of their husbands?

• They must be wicked.
• They must be witty.
• They must be rich.
• They must be named Ernest.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5

What food does Cecily serve to Gwendolyn?

• Cake
• Muffins
• Bread and Butter
• Cucumber sandwiches

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CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.10

What food do Jack and Algernon fight over at the end of Act II?

• Cake 
• Muffins
• Bread and Butter
• Cucumber sandwiches

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CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.10

Who said: "What nonsense! I haven't got a brother!"

• Algernon
• Jack
• Cecily
• Gwendolyn

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who said: "Do not speak slightingly of the three-volume novel, I wrote one myself in the earlier days."

• Miss Prism
• Dr. Chasuble
• Jack
• Algernon

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3