Which analysis of the beginning of the importance of being earnest is the most accurate?

title: the importance of being earnest
by oscar wilde

the persons in the play
john worthing, j. p.
algernon moncrieff
rev. canon chasuble, d. d.
merriman, butler
lane, manservant
lady bracknell
hon. gwendolen fairfax
cecily cardew
miss prism, governess

first act
scene
morning-room in algernon’s flat in half-moon street. the room is luxuriously and artistically furnished. the sound of a piano is heard in the adjoining room.

[lane is arranging afternoon tea on the table, and after the music has ceased, algernon enters.]

algernon. did you hear what i was playing, lane?

lane. i didn’t think it polite to listen, sir.

Jenna stood in front of the closed door. she knew she hadevery right to be here. your exam scores are just as high ascora's, she said to herself. there's no reason you shouldhave been left off the math team while cora was namedcaptain. she had never been one to rock the boat, but shecouldn't just let this lie. she pushed the door open and saw ms. jenson, the mathteam advisor, sitting at her desk. "ms. jenson? can i talk toyou for a minute? " her voice wavered, but she tried to lookconfident."sure," said ms. jenson, "but i hope this isn't about namingcora captain of the math team. i'm afraid my decision isfinal."jenna took a deep breath and prepared to plead her case. which statement best describes the external conflict in this passage?