english 4: the importance of being earnest
At what age will Cecily legally be allowed to marry of her own accord?
35
What does Algernon find decidedly unromantic?
A Proposal
Where in Victoria Station was the handbag with Jack in it discovered?
A cloak room
What mythical creature does Jack compare Lady Bracknell to?
A gorgon
How does Algernon describe Lane at the end of the First Act?
A pessimist
What workman's item does Gwendolen claim never to have seen?
A spade
Why does Lane say Algernon's servants drank all of his wine?
Algernon is single and has better wine than a married couple.
How many of the cucumber sandwiches does Algernon eat?
All of them
What does Chasuble claim was the reference in his unintentionally romantic comment to Miss Prism?
Bees
According to Lady Bracknell, what two things rarely go together?
Behaving well and feeling well
In Act I, what relation does Jack claim to Cecily?
Cecily is his ward
What happens right after Jack tells Miss Prism and Dr. Chasuble that his brother has died?
Cecily tells him that his brother is waiting for him in the house.
What participle does Jack inadvertently substitute for "married" when he attempts to say "We must get married at once"?
Christened
What type of sandwich does Algernon take from Lane?
Cucumber
What does Cecily do with the scissors?
Cuts a rose for Algernon
Who does Cecily wish would come to the country manor?
Ernest
What relation is not popular at the present time?
Fathers
What does Jack tell Algernon has happened to Bunbury?
He has exploded
How does Jack turn out to be related to Algernon?
He is Algernon's older brother.
What is Algernon's reaction to Jack's appearance in his morning-room.
He is displeased and suspicious of Jack.
When Jack discovers Algernon pretending to be his younger brother, how does Jack react?
He is furious and tries to send Algernon away.
Why does Algernon write down Jack's address?
He plans to visit Cecily at Jack's country manor.
What does Algernon say about his piano-playing skills?
He plays with feeling, which is more important than knowing how to play.
What does Jack say about his brother Ernest when he returns?
He says that Ernest has died of a severe chill in Paris.
What does Jack mean when he says he's learning the importance of being earnest?
He's actually talking about the name Ernest.
What is the only thing that allows Algernon to put up with his relatives?
Hearing them privately abused
What does Cecily pay no attention to, according to Jack?
Her lessons
Who does Jack claim Cecily is when Algernon asks about her?
His aunt.
How does Lady Bracknell feel about Jack's having lost both of his parents?
It is careless
What are the conditions of the vestry?
It is damp
What is "Bunburying?"
It is pretending to have an important responsibility in order to escape one's boring life.
Why does Mr. Thomas Cardew give baby Jack the surname Worthing?
It was the destination of his ticket
Whom does Jack ask Chasuble to christen?
Jack himself
Why does Bracknell refuse the engagement between her daughter Gwendolen and Jack?
Jack was adopted after being found in a handbag.
What does Jack plan to do in the near future?
Kill off "Ernest"
To whom does Jack let his town house much of the year?
Lady Bloxham
Jack agrees to consent to Cecily's marriage when what happens?
Lady Bracknell consents to Gwendolyn's
Why does Jack refuse to allow Algernon to marry Cecily?
Lady Bracknell will not let him marry Gwendolen.
According to Lady Bracknell, how with Gwendolyn know when she is engaged?
Lady or Lord Bracknell will inform her
What political affiliation does Jack claim?
Liberal Unionist
Who is Cecily's governess?
Miss Prism
According to Algernon, what do the lower classes lack a sense of?
Moral responsibility
In terms of playing music, what is Algernon's forte?
Sentiment
How is it that Miss Prism managed to lose the baby?
She accidentally placed the baby in a hand-bag while placing her manuscript in the carriage.
What happens when Lady Bracknell learns that there is a Miss Prism at Jack's home?
She demands to see the woman.
Why does Lady Bracknell suddenly like Cecily?
She discovers that Cecily is incredibly wealthy.
How does Lady Bracknell feel about Jack?
She dislikes him, and is horrified to discover he was found in a hand-bag as a baby.
Why does Cecily encourage Miss Prism to walk with Dr. Chasuble?
She doesn't want to do her schoolwork.
Why does Bracknell appear at Jack's home?
She followed Cecily there.
What is Cecily's first reaction to meeting Algernon, who she believes to be Ernest?
She is somewhat defensive but only playfully so.
Why was Miss Prism's novel never published?
She lost the manuscript
How does Gwendolen feel about Jack?
She loves him and wants to marry him, but she thinks his name is Ernest.
Where does "Ernest" have a country house?
Shropshire
Which of these is not a suggestion that Algernon makes as to what they should do after dinner?
The Games House
Why do servants steal more champagne in the houses of bachelors?
The wine is better
Why does Cecily think the two men are sorry for what they've done?
They are eating muffins.
What happens when Gwendolen and Cecily first meet each other?
They believe that they are both engaged to the same person and get into an argument over tea.
What does Cecily say about her German lessons?
They make her look plain afterwards.
At what age does Gwendolyn say she lost the respect of her mother?
Three
For how long does Cecily say she and Ernest have been engaged?
Three months
According to Algernon, what is the essence of romance?
Uncertainty
What is Cecily first seen doing at the beginning of Act II?
Watering flowers.
On what topic does Gwendolyn ask Jack to refrain from speaking?
Weather
Where does Algernon suggest dining instead of the Savoy?
Willis's
