Interpreting a Source Text: A Production of Trifles — Quiz
Question 6 • English Language Arts 11
Read the excerpt from Trifles . MRS. HALE: Duty’s all right, but I guess that deputy sheriff that came out to make the fire might have got a little of this one. ( Gives the roller towel a pull .) Wish I’d thought of that sooner. Seems mean to talk about her for not having things slicked up when she had to come away in such a hurry. MRS. PETERS ( who has gone to a small table in the left rear corner of the room, and lifted one end of a towel that covers a pan ) : She had bread set. (S tands still .) How would an audio recording of this excerpt help establish the setting of the play?
Answer
A
through the use of props such as the roller towel
B
through the sound effect of footsteps around the kitchen
C
through the changing tones of the characters’ voices