"The Importance of Being Earnest" Act 3

What is ironic about Lady Bracknell's life, considering the way she questions Jack?

• She had no money when she got married.

• She was born on the unfashionable side of town.

• She worked as a chambermaid.

• She actually prefers Cheetos to tea and crumpets.

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Instead of the baby, what did Miss Prism put in the carriage?

• A poodle

• A manuscript for a novel

• Silverware

• A snake

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As the play ends, it is discovered that Jack is:

• A member of the royal family

• An uncle of Lady Bracknell

• Algernon's older brother

• Cecily's blood brother

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What subject is NOT notably satirized in this play?

• The definition of "respectability"

• Financial concerns

• Marriage

• Government

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How does Lady Bracknell's appearance complicate the plot?

• Things were about to be settled and then she shows up

• Cecily just told Jack about her diary

• Gwendolen gets into a fight with her mother, Lady Bracknell

• Miss Prism and Dr. Chasuble express their love for one another.

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What condition does Jack give for Algernon to marry Cecily?

• They must leave the country and never come back

• He must apologize and give Lady Bracknell money for her trip

• He must be allowed to marry Gwendolen

• He must never pretend to be another person again

The mention of ____'s name stops Lady Bracknell from leaving the Manor House with Gwendolen.

• Lane

• Merriman

• Lady Bracknell

• Miss Prism

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Who is Jack's actual brother?

• Algernon

• Lane

• Dr. Chasuble

• He doesn't have one

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What does Jack wrongly conclude upon realizing that he was the misplaced baby?

• That Miss Prism is his mother

• That Lady Bracknell is his mother

• That his mother was deceased

• That he is related to Gwendolen

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Aside from his relation to Lady Bracknell and Algenon, what does Jack learn in the play's final act?

• His name is John

• His name is Earnest

• He is Cecily's father

• He is Gwendolen's father

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