Miss Prism is mistaken for whose mother by Jack?

• A. Miss Prism's mother
• B. Cecily's mother
• C. Gwendolen's mother
• D. Aunt Augusta's mother

Answer: (A)

The situation tests how Wilde uses mistaken identities to expose family connections and hidden pasts. In this moment, Jack’s quick, joking misreading of who is who in the family tree hinges on the unusual fact that a key backstory involves Miss Prism’s lineage. The joke lands because the dramatic irony rests on a connection through generations, not on Cecily, Gwendolen, or Aunt Augusta themselves. So the label that best fits what Jack mistakes is tied to Miss Prism’s own line, namely Miss Prism’s mother. The other figures aren’t the source of that particular mix-up in the scene, which is why this option best captures the humor and the way Wilde reveals relationships through mistaken identity.