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Read this excerpt from The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde and complete the sentences that follow.

JACK: Gwendolen, will you marry me? (Goes on his knees.)

GWENDOLEN: Of course I will, darling. How long you have been about it! I am afraid you have had very little experience in how to propose.

JACK: My own one, I have never loved any one in the world but you.

GWENDOLEN: Yes, but men often propose for practice. I know my brother Gerald does. All my girl-friends tell me so. What wonderfully blue eyes you have, Ernest! They are quite, quite, blue. I hope you will always look at me just like that, especially when there are other people present.

Gwendolen portrays Victorian qualities of being ____ (serious, sophisticated, enthusiastic, superficial, excited) . Gwendolen's lines imply that her brother is _____ (poetic, flirtatious, snobby, unattractive, old-fashioned) .

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Here are the answers that would best complete the given statements above: Gwendolen portrays Victorian qualities of being SOPHISTICATED. Gwendolen's lines imply that her brother is OLD-FASHIONED. Hope this answers your question. Have a great day!
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