Interpreting a Source Text: A Production of Trifles
Question 6 • IA-English Language Arts 11 B
Read the excerpt from Trifles.SHERIFF. Nothing here but kitchen things. (The County Attorney, after again looking around the kitchen, opens the door of a cupboard closet. He gets up on a chair and looks on a shelf. Pulls his hand away, sticky.) COUNTY ATTORNEY. Here’s a nice mess. (The women draw nearer.) How would an audio recording of this excerpt help establish the setting of the play?
Answer
A
through an increase in volume at certain points in time
B
through the dialogue spoken by each of the characters
C
through the sound of a cupboard door opening
D
through a change in the characters’ tones of voices