Question

read the excerpt from act ii of the importance of being earnest. algernon. raising his hat. you are my little cousin cecily, im sure. cecily. you are under some strange mistake. i am not little. in fact, i believe i am more than usually tall for my age. which two definitions of the word little does the pun in this excerpt rely on? few thin small mean young

Explanation:

In the excerpt, Algernon uses "little" to mean "young" (referring to Cecily as a young cousin), while Cecily interprets "little" as "small" (relating to physical size, as she argues she's not small and is tall for her age). The other options don't fit the pun's context: "few" is about quantity, "thin" is a different physical description, and "mean" is unrelated.

Answer:

C. small, E. young