Interpreting a Source Text: A Production of Trifles — Quiz
Question 4 • English Language Arts 11
Read the following scene from Trifles . MRS. HALE ( stiffly ) : There’s a great deal of work to be done on a farm. COUNTY ATTORNEY: To be sure. And yet . . . ( With a little bow to her. ) . . . I know there are some Dickson county farmhouses which do not have such roller towels. ( He gives it a pull to expose its full length again .) MRS. HALE: Those towels get dirty awful quick. Men’s hands aren’t always as clean as they might be. COUNTY ATTORNEY: Ah, loyal to your sex, I see. But you and Mrs. Wright were neighbors. I suppose you were friends, too. What is one possible disadvantage of hearing the characters’ voices as opposed to silently reading the scene?
Answer
A
It does not allow listeners to associate a voice with each of the characters.
B
It does not allow listeners to interpret each character through his or her tone.
C
It does not allow listeners to review or reread what each character has said.
D
It does not allow listeners to keep track of which character is speaking.