How does Mrs. Pringle use the dinner party as a way to improve her own social status, as well as the social status of her daughter?
Question 3 options:
She uses the dinner party to show off how beautiful her daughter is to society, in hopes of elevating both of their statuses.
She uses the dinner party to invite guests who will impress others and be interested in marrying her daughter.
She uses the dinner party to show people how much money she and her daughter have to spare.
She uses the dinner party to prove to people that she and her daughter are of high class, despite not having much money.
She uses the dinner party to show people how much money she and her daughter have to spare.
Which TWO quotes from the text best support the answer to PART A.2?
Select 2 correct answer(s)
Question 4 options:
"It's too bad - after you've set it all so beautifully - and it's getting so late - some one might be coming any moment." (paragraph 4)
"Aren't you going to try to make a good match for yourself? I fling every eligible man I can at your head. Can't you finish the rest yourself?" (paragraph 22)
"I can't help it - she'll have to prepare for sixteen. Tell her to open cans of soup and vegetables and - " (paragraph 66)
"And such a good dinner I planned - and he promised he would come - business! I don't believe it!" (paragraph 75)
"he was my most important guest - he's such a man's man - so important financially - every other man considers it an honor to meet him - and now not coming!" (paragraph 77)
"We shall be fourteen at dinner - Serve the cocktails, Dunham - the guests may sit anywhere they choose. I shall bring the Prince in with me!" (paragraph 102)
"Aren't you going to try to make a good match for yourself? I fling every eligible man I can at your head. Can't you finish the rest yourself?" (paragraph 22)
"We shall be fourteen at dinner - Serve the cocktails, Dunham - the guests may sit anywhere they choose. I shall bring the Prince in with me!" (paragraph 102)
How does the presence of the Prince of Wales impact the resolution of the play?
Question 5 options:
Mrs. Pringle's wish for the Prince to attend a dinner at her house comes true, and the dinner party turns out to actually have fourteen guests.
Dunham is rewarded for all of his hard work trying to ensure the dinner party is successful.
The Prince's appearance show how worrying about appearances was beneficial to Mrs. Pringle.
The event emphasizes how much Mrs. Pringle cares about her daughter marrying a good man, and she encourages Elaine to marry Mr. Farnsworth.
Mrs. Pringle's wish for the Prince to attend a dinner at her house comes true, and the dinner party turns out to actually have fourteen guests.
Which section from the text best supports the answer to PART A.3?
Question 6 options:
"All the other guests are upstairs in the drawing room, madam, I counted twelve in all, including you and Mr. Pringle and Miss Elaine." (paragraph 96)
"We shall be fourteen at dinner - Serve the cocktails, Dunham - the guests may sit anywhere they choose. I shall bring the Prince in with me!" (paragraph 102)
"But mother, wasn't it nice of Oliver Farnsworth to send a Prince in his place?" (paragraph 103)
"Didn't I always say that Oliver Farnsworth was the most considerate of men?" (paragraph 104)
"We shall be fourteen at dinner - Serve the cocktails, Dunham - the guests may sit anywhere they choose. I shall bring the Prince in with me!" (paragraph 102)
Which of the following describes how Elaine feels about the dinner party?
Question 7 options:
She is excited to be introduced into society.
She doesn't care whether she attends dinner or not.
She is only interested in meeting Oliver Farnsworth.
She is nervous to meet so many new people at dinner.
She is excited to be introduced into society.
Read these stage directions from paragraph 18. [She pulls ELAINE'S hair out to make it look fluffier. ELAINE makes faces of pain, but her mother pays no attention.]
What does this staging tell the reader about the character of Mrs. Pringle?
Question 8 options:
Elaine needs to speak up for herself to her mother.
Mrs. Pringle tends towards being controlling and values her own opinions about those of others.
Elaine and Mrs. Pringle disagree on appropriate styles for debutantes.
Mrs. Pringle is well known for her sense of fashion.