Earnest 2

What is "Bunburying" as defined by Algernon?

• A type of Victorian dance

• A gardening technique

• Using a fictional invalid friend as an excuse to avoid social obligations

• A popular dessert in the play

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

How does Jack Worthing lead a double life?

• He's a spy and a gentleman

• He's a doctor and a patient

• He goes by "Ernest" in town and "Jack" in the country

• He's an actor playing two roles

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

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Who is Lady Bracknell?

• Jack's ward

• Algernon's butler

• Gwendolen's mother and Algernon's aunt

• Cecily's governess

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What is revealed about Jack's origins during Lady Bracknell's interrogation scene?

• He's a foreign prince

• He's Lady Bracknell's long-lost son

• He was found in a handbag at Victoria Station

• He's from a wealthy family in America

How does Algernon define romance?

• As a definite proposal

• As uncertainty

• As a legal contract

• As a public declaration of love

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is Gwendolen's ideal when it comes to love?

• To marry a rich man

• To love someone named Ernest

• To live in the country

• To never marry

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

According to Lady Bracknell, how should an engagement come to a young girl?

• As a business arrangement

• As a result of love at first sight

• As a surprise, pleasant or unpleasant

• As a carefully planned event

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does Lady Bracknell think about education in England?

• It's essential for the upper classes

• It produces no effect whatsoever

• It's only important for men

• It's the key to social mobility

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Where does Act 2 take place?

• In Algernon's London flat

• At Lady Bracknell's mansion

• In the garden of Jack's country estate

• At a Victorian tea party

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Who is Cecily Cardew?

• Algernon's sister

• Jack's young ward

• Lady Bracknell's maid

• Gwendolen's best friend

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10