Who reveals Jack's true parentage and how is this tied to the handbag incident?

• A. Miss Prism and Canon Chasuble revealed Jack's origins via the handbag incident.
• B. Lady Bracknell reveals it to the crowd.
• C. Algernon discovers it through a diary.
• D. Gwendolen discovers it during a conversation.

Answer: (A)

The main idea being tested is how a character’s true identity is revealed at a pivotal moment, using a specific backstory tied to a key event of the plot. In this play, the handbag incident is the dramatic hinge: a baby is found in a handbag, and the people who know the full backstory—Miss Prism and Canon Chasuble—reveal Jack’s origins through that memory. Their admission shows that Jack is connected to them by birth, tying his parentage to the household’s past and explaining his ultimate legitimacy in the social world of the other characters. Because the reveal comes from Miss Prism and Canon Chasuble, who are central to that missed‑memory subplot, they’re the ones who disclose the truth in that moment. The other options don’t fit the scene or the source of the revelation, since those characters do not deliver this crucial parentage reveal.