Modern Drama Study — Test Answers

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Read the sentence. In chapter three, Joseph feels confused about the way things happened at the court house. Which is the best revision of this sentence using academic vocabulary?

A
Joseph is confused that things happened as they did at the court house in chapter three.
B
In chapter three, the reader learns that Joseph feels confused about the events that occurred at the court house.
C
In chapter three, the reader learns that Joseph feels weird about the way events happened at the court house.
D
Joseph feels some confusion about the way things occurred at the court house in chapter three.
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Which excerpt from Trifles contains a stage direction?

A
SHERIFF (looking about) : It’s just the same.
B
COUNTY ATTORNEY: Somebody should have been left here yesterday.
C
HALE: Well, she looked queer.
D
MRS. HALE: Well, I don’t know as Wright had, either.
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Read the excerpt from part one of Trifles . SHERIFF ( unbuttoning his overcoat and stepping away from the stove as if to the beginning of official business ) : How does the use of the word “official” in this stage direction affect the mood of the scene?

A
It suggests that the Sheriff is very experienced with crimes of this sort.
B
It suggests that the Sheriff is pretending to know what he is doing.
C
It suggests that the Sheriff is going to attempt to act professionally.
D
It suggests that the Sheriff is an honest man with great integrity.
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Read the excerpt from part one of Trifles . HALE: Well, my first thought was to get that rope off. I looked . . . ( Stops, his face twitches . ) . . . but Harry, he went up to him, and he said, “No, he’s dead all right, and we’d better not touch anything.” How does the use of the word “twitches” in the stage direction most affect this scene?

A
It emphasizes the fact that death is a difficult subject for Mr. Hale and causes him discomfort.
B
It hints to the reader that Hale may have somehow been involved and is acting out of guilt.
C
It reveals to the reader that Hale is extremely upset because he and Mr. Wright were very close.
D
It characterizes Hale as someone who is weak and cannot handle difficult aspects of the job.

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