The Roaring Twenties, Modernism, and Postwar Outlooks — Test
Question 12 • English Language Arts 11
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 the dialogue spoken by each of the characters
B
through an increase in volume at certain points in time
C
through the sound of a cupboard door opening
D
through a change in the characters’ tones of voices