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How does Wilde poke fun at Victorian society in the passage? Select three answers.

A
Lady Bracknell says her maid is trustworthy but has to bribe her to get help.
B
The names of the college and class seem reasonable to Gwendolen’s father.
C
Gwendolen’s father appears to be an unhappy man.
D
Lady Bracknell says it is wrong to be honest with her husband.
E
Lady Bracknell does not approve of Gwendolen dating Jack.
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device
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epigram
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joke
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Miss Prism. . . . The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what Fiction means.How does the epigram affect this scene?

A
It suggests the serious idea that tidy endings are uncommon in real life.
B
It explains the humorous idea that bad endings are usually happy.
C
It introduces the pessimistic idea that happy endings only happen in stories.
D
It reveals the optimistic idea that most endings are a good thing.
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Read the statement from a paper on The Importance of Being Earnest.The Importance of Being Earnest contains the features of a comedy of manners.

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Merriman. Mr. Ernest Worthing has just driven over from the station.
B
Algernon. It is much pleasanter being here with you.
C
Miss Prism. No married man is ever attractive except to his wife.
D
Chasuble. Mr. Worthing, I offer you my sincere condolence.
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Read the beginning of The Importance of Being Earnest.Title: The Importance of Being Earnestby Oscar WildeThe Persons in the PlayJohn Worthing, J.P.Algernon MoncrieffRev. Canon Chasuble, D.D.Merriman, ButlerLane, ManservantLady BracknellHon. Gwendolen FairfaxCecily CardewMiss Prism, GovernessFirst ActSCENEMorning-room in Algernon’s flat in Half-Moon Street. The room is luxuriously and artistically furnished. The sound of a piano is heard in the adjoining room.[Lane is arranging afternoon tea on the table, and after the music has ceased, Algernon enters.]Algernon. Did you hear what I was playing, Lane?Lane. I didn’t think it polite to listen, sir.

A
The setting at the opening of the play makes a comment on the benefits of being married.
B
The names of the characters in the play help Wilde illustrate the differences between social classes.
C
The title is helpful in establishing the play as a comedy of manners because it makes use of witty wordplay.
D
The first line of dialogue in the play helps Wilde emphasize a contrast between city and country life.
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Read the passage from The Importance of Being Earnest.Lady Bracknell. . . . I think some preliminary inquiry on my part would not be out of place. Mr. Worthing, is Miss Cardew at all connected with any of the larger railway stations in London? I merely desire information. Until yesterday I had no idea that there were any families or persons whose origin was a Terminus.

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“my part would not be out of place.”
B
“larger railway stations in London.”
C
“I merely desire information.”
D
“whose origin was a Terminus.”
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Read the poems.Which statement best describes the differences between these poems?

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The haiku shares a distinct event in nature, while the Romantic poem relays a personal experience with nature.
B
The haiku relies on a kigo to describe a season, while the Romantic poem uses patterned rhyme for effect.
C
The haiku uses present tense to share a moment in time, while the Romantic poem uses past tense to retell an old tale.
D
The haiku celebrates the solitude of night, while the Romantic poem suggests that nighttime leads to suffering.
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Consider these versions of The War of the Worlds.Excerpt 1, from H. G. Wells's novel The War of the Worlds:Then came the night of the first falling star. It was seen early in the morning, rushing over Winchester eastward, a line of flame high in the atmosphere. Hundreds must have seen it, and taken it for an ordinary falling star. Albin described it as leaving a greenish streak behind it that glowed for some seconds. Denning, our greatest authority on meteorites, stated that the height of its first appearance was about ninety or one hundred miles. It seemed to him that it fell to earth about one hundred miles east of him.Excerpt 2, from Howard E. Koch's script for Orson Welles's radio adaptation:ANNOUNCER TWO: Ladies and gentlemen, we interrupt our program of dance music to bring you a special bulletin from the Intercontinental Radio News. At twenty minutes before eight, central time, Professor Farrell of the Mount Jennings Observatory, Chicago, Illinois, reports observing several explosions of incandescent gas, occurring at regular intervals on the planet Mars. The spectroscope indicates the gas to be hydrogen and moving towards the earth with enormous velocity.Which statement best describes the difference between these versions?

A
The radio adaptation's tone is more urgent than the novel's tone.
B
The radio adaptation's tone is more academic than the novel's tone.
C
The radio adaptation's tone is more peaceful than the novel's tone.
D
The radio adaptation's tone is more friendly than the novel's tone.
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One characteristic of the Romantic period was

A
an interest in innovation.
B
the use of self-control.
C
an emphasis on order.
D
the use of imagination.
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Read the statement from a paper comparing Keats's poem "Ode on a Grecian Urn" and "On Seeing the Elgin Marbles."While the message in "Ode on a Grecian Urn" is that art is an eternal and unchanging truth, the message in "On Seeing the Elgin Marbles" is that art changes over time.

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summaries.
B
themes.
C
topics.
D
transitions.
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Read the first haiku.Mountain-rose petalsfalling, falling, falling now . . .waterfall musicNow, read the second haiku.By that fallen housethe pear-tree stands full-blooming . . .an ancient battle-site

A
Beauty endures, even among destruction.
B
Death is inevitable, conquering all.
C
Nature is the original creator of melody.
D
The scars of war never truly fade.
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Read the haiku.April’s air stirs inwillow-leaves . . . a butterflyfloats and balancesNow, read Gabriel’s analysis of the haiku.This haiku contains a kigo in addition to a motif.

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April’s
B
willow-leaves
C
butterfly
D
balances
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Read the haiku.In silent mid-nightour old scarecrow topples down . . .weird hollow echo

A
pleasing sound.
B
foreboding tone.
C
positive connotation.
D
monotonous rhythm.
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kigomoodsrhythmsstructures

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kigo
B
moods
C
rhythms
D
structures
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Read the passage from The Importance of Being Earnest.Gwendolen. [To Jack.] Darling!Algernon. [To Cecily.] Darling! [They fall into each other's arms.][Enter Merriman. When he enters he coughs loudly, seeing the situation.]Merriman. Ahem! Ahem! Lady Bracknell!Jack. Good heavens![Enter Lady Bracknell. The couples separate in alarm. Exit Merriman.]Lady Bracknell. Gwendolen! What does this mean?

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see a single narrator, thereby adding to the drama.
B
watch the actors' reactions, thereby adding to the humor.
C
witness different characters, thereby adding more tension.
D
view it being told in the past tense, thereby adding excitement.
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Read the passage from The Importance of Being Earnest.Gwendolen. Let us preserve a dignified silence.Cecily. Certainly. It’s the only thing to do now. [Enter Jack followed by Algernon. They whistle some dreadful popular air from a British Opera.]Gwendolen. This dignified silence seems to produce an unpleasant effect.Cecily. A most distasteful one.Gwendolen. But we will not be the first to speak.Cecily. Certainly not.Gwendolen. Mr. Worthing, I have something very particular to ask you. Much depends on your reply.

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praise the strict social codes of Victorian society.
B
show the superiority of women in Victorian society.
C
mock the formal courtship rules of Victorian society.
D
explain the importance of romance in Victorian society.
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Which are the most accurate conclusions that can be drawn about Jack, given this dialogue and his reactions to Lady Bracknell? Select three options.

A
He takes pleasure in using sarcasm.
B
He is thorough and organized.
C
He is unpleasant and condescending.
D
He is offended by Lady Bracknell.
E
He takes great pride in his ward.
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Read the passage from The Importance of Being Earnest.Jack. . . . Old Mr. Thomas Cardew, who adopted me when I was a little boy, made me in his will guardian to his grand-daughter, Miss Cecily Cardew. Cecily, who addresses me as her uncle from motives of respect that you could not possibly appreciate, lives at my place in the country under the charge of her admirable governess, Miss Prism.Algernon. Where is that place in the country, by the way?Jack. That is nothing to you, dear boy. You are not going to be invited . . .

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protectiveness
B
mischievousness
C
jealousy
D
compassion
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anxious charactersdescriptive detailsfactual informationwitty language

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anxious characters
B
descriptive details
C
factual information
D
witty language
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If Leon wants to write about the theme of "Ozymandias," he should describe

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his opinion of the poem.
B
his reaction to the poem.
C
the message in the poem.
D
the plot details in the poem.

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