Read the excerpt from act i of the importance of being earnest.

[lady bracknell.] i have always been of opinion that a man who desires to get married should know either everything or nothing. which do you know?

jack. [after some hesitation.] i know nothing, lady bracknell.

lady bracknell. i am to hear it. i do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance. ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone. the whole theory of modern education is radically unsound. fortunately in england, at any rate, education produces no effect whatsoever.
what does wilde’s use of humor critique in this excerpt?

a. marriage
b. education
c. tradition
d. government

the answer is:

magna carta

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.