Importance of Being Earnest Act III

Discuss the critical thinking skills required to understand the complexities of the characters' relationships in Act III. How do the misunderstandings and revelations drive the plot forward?

• Memorization, recitation, repetition

• Guessing, assuming, ignoring

• Analysis, interpretation, evaluation

• Listening, following, obeying

Discuss the role of deception in Act III. How does it contribute to the plot development and character relationships?

• Deception in Act III does not contribute to the plot development or character relationships.

• Deception in Act III only complicates the plot and creates unnecessary tension between characters.

• Deception in Act III contributes to the plot development and character relationships by creating dramatic tension and revealing the characters' true identities.

• Deception in Act III only serves to confuse the audience and does not contribute to the plot development or character relationships.

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.

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.

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..

What do Algernon and Jack want Chasuble to do?

• Play with them.

• Forgive their sins.

• Teach them.

• Christen them.

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.

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

Who said: "You silly boy, we have been engaged for three months."

• Algernon

• Gwendolyn

• Jack

• Cecily

Who said: "Bread and butter, please. Cake is rarely seen at the best houses nowadays."

• Gwendolyn

• Dr. Chasuble

• Miss Prism

• Algernon