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Read the excerpt from Act I of The Importance of Being Earnest.Algernon. [Languidly.] I don’t know that I am much interested in your family life, Lane.Lane. No, sir; it is not a very interesting subject. I never think of it myself.Algernon. Very natural, I am sure. That will do, Lane, thank you.Lane. Thank you, sir. [Lane goes out.]

A
an example of class differences
B
a comparison of country and city life
C
a commentary on marriage
D
an illustration of clever wordplay
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Which line from The Importance of Being Earnest shows the difference between city and country living?

A
“Why cucumber sandwiches? Why such reckless extravagance in one so young? Who is coming to tea?”
B
“Yes, that is all very well; but I am afraid Aunt Augusta won’t quite approve of your being here.”
C
“When one is in town one amuses oneself. When one is in the country one amuses other people. It is excessively boring.”
D
“If you don’t take care, your friend Bunbury will get you into a serious scrape some day.”
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Read the excerpt from Act I of The Importance of Being Earnest.Jack. I am in love with Gwendolen. I have come up to town expressly to propose to her.Algernon. I thought you had come up for pleasure? . . . I call that business.Jack. How utterly unromantic you are!

A
Jack confesses that he has come to the city to propose.
B
Jack scolds Algernon for not being romantic.
C
Algernon pokes fun at his friend Jack for falling in love and becoming interested in Gwendolen.
D
Algernon pokes fun at the fact that marriage in his society often is based on social rules, not romance.
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Read this sentence from a report on Oscar Wilde.Oscar Wilde’s humor points out that many people are not who they appear to be, which is a critique on the emphasis placed on appearance in society.

A
“From little Cecily, with her fondest love to her dear Uncle Jack.”
B
“There is no objection, I admit, to an aunt being a small aunt . . .”
C
“You are the most earnest-looking person I ever saw in my life.”
D
“Well, my name is Ernest in town and Jack in the country . . .”
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The tone of Oscar Wilde’s critique in The Importance of Being Earnest is

A
aggressive.
B
serious.
C
humorous.
D
angry.

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