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After reading the drama Fourteen By Alice Gerstenberg, answer the following questions 3. PART A: How does the presence of the Prince of Wales impact the outcome (resolution) of the play? A. 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. B. Dunham is rewarded for all of his hard work trying to ensure the dinner party is successful. C. The Prince's appearance shows how worrying about appearances was beneficial to Mrs. Pringle. D. The event emphasizes how much Mrs. Pringle cares about her daughter marrying a good man, and she encourages Elaine to marry Mr. Farnsworth. PART B: Which passage from the text best supports your answer to Part A? A. "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) B. "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) C. "But mother, wasn't it nice of Oliver Farnsworth to send a Prince in his place?" (Paragraph 103) D. "Didn't I always (say that Oliver Farnsworth was the most considerate of men?" (Paragraph 104)

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**PART A:** D. The event emphasizes how much Mrs. Pringle cares about her daughter marrying a good man, and she encourages Elaine to marry Mr. Farnsworth **PART B:** D. "Didn't I always/say that Oliver Famsworth was the most considerate of men?" (Paragraph 104)

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The play satirizes Mrs. Pringle's obsession with appearances. The Prince's absence, despite her elaborate attempts to secure him as a guest, highlights the futility of her social climbing. The resolution occurs because Oliver Farnsworth, understanding the situation, sends a substitute "Prince" to save the dinner party. This act emphasizes his consideration for Mrs. Pringle's predicament, a quality she values and uses to encourage Elaine to see his positive traits.