Read this excerpt from a play.JUNE and SYLVIO speak to MR. TELLER in the driveway of their farmhouse. It is raining hard, and they all carry umbrellas. A dog sits on the steps of the house.JUNE: We didn’t think you’d be coming back for the puppy.MR. TELLER: I said I would when I dropped the puppy off.SYLVIO: Yes, but that was months ago. We thought you’d be back for the puppy in a couple days. Now she’s a full-grown dog. We have raised her ourselves, we built her her own doghouse, and we love her.MR. TELLER: But she’s my dog. I only dropped her off at your house for safekeeping since I had to go out of town on business. Now I’m back and I want my dog back.

A

a basket

B

a farm

C

a doghouse

D

a trip

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Read the excerpt from the prologue of Romeo and Juliet.The which if you with patient ears attend,

A

The play is long and requires patience.

B

If you are patient, you will be able to hear the show.

C

Listen well and carefully to our show.

D

If you attend our show, you will enjoy it.

3

Which line from the prologue of Romeo and Juliet reveals the ending of the play?

A

From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,

B

Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.

C

From forth the fatal loins of these two foes

D

A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life

4

The prologue of Romeo and Juliet introduces which elements of the play? Select 4 options.the setting of a lovely citythe setting of a house’s courtyardthe setting of a family tombthe characters of the loversthe characters of the lovers’ parentsthe conflict of a grudge between the two familiesthe conflict of a fight between the two lovers

A

the setting of a lovely city

B

the setting of a house’s courtyard

C

the setting of a family tomb

D

the characters of the lovers

E

the characters of the lovers’ parents

F

the conflict of a grudge between the two families

G

the conflict of a fight between the two lovers

5

Read this excerpt from a play.JUNE and SYLVIO speak to MR. TELLER in the driveway of their farmhouse. It is raining hard, and they all carry umbrellas. A dog sits on the steps of the house.JUNE: We didn’t think you’d be coming back for the puppy.MR. TELLER: I said I would when I dropped the puppy off.SYLVIO: Yes, but that was months ago. We thought you’d be back for the puppy in a couple days. Now she’s a full-grown dog. We have raised her ourselves, we built her her own doghouse, and we love her.MR. TELLER: But she’s my dog. I only dropped her off at your house for safekeeping since I had to go out of town on business. Now I’m back and I want my dog back.SYLVIO: I don’t know, Mr. Teller. We love Lucy like our own. We want to keep her.

A

It’s raining at June and Sylvio’s farmhouse.

B

Mr. Teller is the owner of Lucy, the puppy.

C

Mr. Teller wants his dog, Lucy, back.

D

Lucy was a puppy at first but is now a dog.

6

Read the line from Hamlet cited in Behind the Curtain.Barnardo: Who's there?

A

It takes place in a foreign land because Barnardo does not know everyone.

B

It is dark because Barnardo has trouble seeing the other guard.

C

It takes place in a castle because Barnardo is a guard.

D

It is early in the morning because Barnardo arrives first on the scene.

7

Read these lines from the prologue of Romeo and Juliet.And the continuance of their parents’ rage,Which, but their children’s end, nought could remove,

A

Even their children’s deaths could not end the parents’ rage.

B

Nothing but their children’s deaths could stop the parents’ anger.

C

The parents continued their feud even after their children died.

D

The parents tried to make peace before their children died.

8

The purpose of paraphrasing Shakespeare’s text is to

A

change the setting to modern day.

B

make the language easier to understand.

C

correct possible mistakes in the original plays.

D

outline the relations among the characters.

9

Based on the prologue, what is the main conflict in Romeo and Juliet?

A

Romeo and Juliet live in different cities.

B

Romeo kills himself by accident.

C

Romeo’s family and Juliet’s family are enemies.

D

Romeo and Juliet take their own lives.

10

Read this excerpt from the prologue of Romeo and Juliet.The fearful passage of their death-mark’d love, 10And the continuance of their parents’ rage,Which, but their children’s end, nought could remove,Is now the two hours’ traffick of our stage;

A

It introduces the disagreement of the parents.

B

It explains who the main characters are.

C

It speaks about the setting of the play.

D

It foreshadows the outcome of the play.

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