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The Importance of Being Earnest
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1. _____
_____ is responsible for losing Jack as a baby.
1. _____ _____ is responsible for losing Jack as a
(2 words)
words)
7. At the endbaby.
of the(2play,
Jack and Algernon are revealed to
7.
At
the
end
of the play, Jack and Algernon are
be _____.
revealed
_____. secrets of [her] life”
10. Where Cecily
keepsto
thebe“wonderful
10. Where Cecily keeps the “wonderful secrets of
11. Algernon [her]
plays life”
this song after Jack speaks with Lady
Bracknell.
(2 words)plays this song after Jack speaks with
11. Algernon
16. Jack comes
to the
city to propose
to _____.
Lady
Bracknell.
(2 words)
Jack
to the city to propose to _____.
17. Cecily16.
calls
Jackcomes
her _____.
17. Cecily
calls Jack
21. Gwendolen
and Cecily
fall inher
love_____.
with their suitors because
Gwendolen and Cecily fall in love with their
of this21.
attribute.
suitors because of this attribute.
23. Algernon’
s servant servant
23. Algernon’s
25. Jack and
Algernon
_____ visit
__________
to ask_____
to be christened
25. Jack andvisit
Algernon
to ask to
Ernest. (2be
words)
christened Ernest. (2 words)
26. Who26.
forbids
Gwendolen
to marry? (2towords)
Who
forbids Gwendolen
marry? (2 words)
28. Algernon
questions
Jack
about an
on
28. Algernon
questions Jack
about an
inscription
oninscription
this.
(2 words)this. (2 words)
29. Algernon
and Ladyfavor
Bracknell
favor
this kind of
29. Algernon
and Lady Bracknell
this kind
of sandwich.
sandwich.
30. Miss 30.
Prism
is Cecily’
s _____.
Miss
Prism
is Cecily’s _____.
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2.Down
At first, Jack thinks Miss Prism is his _____.
At first,
thinks both
Missthink
Prism
is his
3. 2.
Cecily
and Jack
Gwendolen
they
are _____.
engaged to
3.
Cecily
and Gwendolen both think they are
Ernest
_____.
engaged to Ernest _____.
4. 4.
Cecily
is Jack’
s _____.
Cecily
is Jack’s
_____.
5. 5.
Algernon
writes
the the
address
of Jack’
estate here.
Algernon writes
address
ofs Jack’s
estate
here.
6. Jack compares Lady Bracknell to this mythical creature.
Jackbelieves
compares
Bracknell
this mythical
8. 6.
Cecily
that Lady
Algernon
is Jack’sto“_____”
brother,
creature.
Ernest.
Cecily
that Algernon.
Algernon is Jack’s “_____”
9. 8.
_____
fallsbelieves
in love with
brother, Ernest.
12.9.
The
profession
of love
Jack’swith
real Algernon.
father
_____
falls in
13.
L
ady
Bracknell
disapproves
of
Jackfather
because he was _____.
12. The profession of Jack’s real
13.
Lady
Bracknell
disapproves
of
because
he
14. In the play, the name Ernest “inspiresJack
absolute
_____.”
was
_____.
15. Jack was found in a(n) _____ at Victoria Station.
14. In the play, the name Ernest “inspires absolute
18. W_____.”
hen Jack returns to the country, he claims his brother died
of Jack
this. was found in a(n) _____ at Victoria Station.
15.
19.
A
lgernon
plays returns
this instrument.
18. When Jack
to the country, he claims his
brother
died
of this.
20. Jack’
s real last
name
19.
Algernon
plays thisinsult
instrument.
22.
Cecily
and Gwendolen
each other with _____.
20. Jack’s real last name
24.
A
lgernon’
s
nickname
22. Cecily and Gwendolen insult each other with
27. Algernon’
_____.s nonexistent invalid friend
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The Importance of Being Earnest
1. _____ _____ is responsible
for losing Jack as a baby. (2
words) [MISSPRISM]
7. At the end of the play, Jack
and Algernon are revealed to
be _____. [BROTHERS]
10. Where Cecily keeps the “wonderful secrets of [her] life”
[DIARY]
11. Algernon plays this song after
Jack speaks with Lady
Bracknell. (2 words)
[WEDDINGMARCH]
16. Jack comes to the city to
propose to _____.
[GWENDOLEN]
17. Cecily calls Jack her _____.
[UNCLE]
21. Gwendolen and Cecily fall in
love with their suitors because
of this attribute. [NAME]
23. Algernon’s servant [LANE]
25. Jack and Algernon visit _____
_____ to ask to be christened
Ernest. (2 words)
[DRCHASUBLE]
26. Who forbids Gwendolen to
marry? (2 words)
[LADYBRACKNELL]
28. Algernon questions Jack about
an inscription on this.
(2 words) [CIGARETTECASE]
29. Algernon and Lady Bracknell
favor this kind of sandwich.
[CUCUMBER]
30. Miss Prism is Cecily’s _____.
[GOVERNESS]
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At first, Jack thinks Miss Prism 8. Cecily believes that Algernon
is Jack’s “_____” brother,
is his _____. [MOTHER]
Ernest. [WICKED]
Cecily and Gwendolen both
9. _____ falls in love with
think they are engaged to
Algernon. [CECILY]
Ernest _____. [WORTHING]
12. The profession of Jack’s real
Cecily is Jack’s _____.
father [GENERAL]
[WARD]
Algernon writes the address of 13. Lady Bracknell disapproves of
Jack because he was _____.
Jack’s estate here. [SHIRT]
[ADOPTED]
Jack compares Lady Bracknell
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2. At first, Jack thinks Miss Prism is his _____.
14. baby.
In the(2play,
the[MISSPRISM]
name Ernest “inspires 22. Cecily
and Gwendolen insult each
words)
[MOTHER]
7. At
the end _____.”
of the play,
Jack and Algernon are
3. Cecily
Gwendolen
both think they are
absolute
[CONFIDENCE]
other
with and
_____.
[MANNERS]
revealed to be _____. [BROTHERS]
engaged to Ernest _____. [WORTHING]
10. Where
Cecily
keeps
“wonderful
4. Cecilys is
Jack’s _____.
[WARD]
15.
Jack was
found
inthe
a(n)
_____ atsecrets of24. Algernon’
nickname
[ALGY]
[her]
life” Station.
[DIARY] [HANDBAG]
5. Algernon writes the address of Jack’s estate
Victoria
27. Algernon’
nonexistent invalid friend
11. Algernon plays this song after Jack speaks with
here. s[SHIRT]
Bracknell.
(2 words)
[WEDDINGMARCH]
6. Jack compares Lady Bracknell to this mythical
18. Lady
When
Jack returns
to the
country,
[BUNBURY]
16. Jack comes to the city to propose to _____.
creature. [GORGON]
he claims his brother died of this.
[GWENDOLEN]
8. Cecily believes that Algernon is Jack’s “_____”
17. Cecily
calls Jack her _____. [UNCLE]
brother, Ernest. [WICKED]
[CHILL]
21. Gwendolen and Cecily fall in love with their
9. _____ falls in love with Algernon. [CECILY]
19. suitors
Algernon
playsofthis
instrument.
because
this attribute.
[NAME]
12. The profession of Jack’s real father [GENERAL]
23. Algernon’s
13. Lady Bracknell disapproves of Jack because he
[PIANO] servant [LANE]
25. Jack and Algernon visit _____ _____ to ask to
was _____. [ADOPTED]
christened
Ernest.
words)
14. In the play, the name Ernest “inspires absolute
20. be
Jack’
s real last
name(2[MONCRIEFF]
[DRCHASUBLE]
26. Who forbids Gwendolen to marry? (2 words)
[LADYBRACKNELL]
28. Algernon questions Jack about an inscription on
this. (2 words) [CIGARETTECASE]
29. Algernon and Lady Bracknell favor this kind of
sandwich. [CUCUMBER]
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_____.” [CONFIDENCE]
15. Jack was found in a(n) _____ at Victoria Station.
[HANDBAG]
18. When Jack returns to the country, he claims his
brother died of this. [CHILL]
19. Algernon plays this instrument. [PIANO]
20. Jack’s real last name [MONCRIEFF]