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Read this excerpt from The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. Then complete the sentence that follows.

LADY BRACKNELL (Glares at JACK for a few moments. Then bends, with a practised smile, to CECILY.): Kindly turn round, sweet child. (She turns completely round.) No, the side view is what I want. (Cecily presents her profile.) Yes, quite as I expected. There are distinct social possibilities in your profile. The two weak points in our age are its want of principle and its want of profile. The chin a little higher, dear. Style largely depends on the way the chin is worn. They are worn very high, just at present. Algernon!

Lady Bracknell represents typical Victorian views on marriage. According to her,___________ and_______________ are the essential qualities for a perfect match for her nephew, Algernon.

Blank 1 options:
a) Style
b) Height
c) Intelligence

Blank 2 options:
a) Education
b) Appearance
c) Family Background

Respuesta :

MsLit
a. style
and 
b. appearance

It is clear that Lady Bracknell only cares about what Cecily looks like. If she wanted to know about her family history, her intelligence, or her education she would have asked Cecily some questions instead of just examining her appearance.
lilahraine42

Answer:

for the first blank, the answer is style

for the second blank, the answer is appearance

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