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Question 1

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?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It does not allow listeners to review or reread what each character has said.

Question 2

Read the introduction and first paragraph of an essay about energy sources.(1) The nation's energy use is largely dependent on fossil fuels. (2) These fuels are nonrenewable resources, and they cause pollution. (3) We cannot continue our reliance on a fuel that will eventually run out. (4) Thus, we must find other ways to sustain our energy demands. (5) Pursuing alternative fuel sources is the key to solving our energy crisis.(6) Through different technologies, such as solar cells, scientists have learned to use the sun’s radiation to create electricity. (7) Currently, about 1 percent of energy in the United States is produced by the sun, and solar energy has the potential to become a more widely used energy source. (8) Solar energy is both inexhaustible and clean. (9) The major limit to this alternative source is that equipment is expensive. (10) Developing a cost-effective way to harness the power of the sun will be a significant development in solving our energy crisis. Which sentence references a counterclaim against the use of solar energy?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

sentence 9

Question 3

Which sentence is written correctly?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Mrs. Ellis, a petite woman, wore the finest dresses from Paris.

Question 4

Maya has earned high grades in honors algebra and is writing a letter to her principal asking to take other honors classes. Read her thesis statement, then answer the question.Based on my prior grades, participating in honors classes would help me.Which is the best revision of Maya's thesis statement?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Based on my grades in honors algebra, I believe I would do well in other honors classes.

Question 5

Read the following scene from Trifles.MRS. PETERS. She was piecing a quilt. (She brings the large sewing basket, and they look at the bright pieces.) MRS. HALE. It’s log cabin pattern. Pretty, isn’t it? I wonder if she was goin’ to quilt or just knot it? (Footsteps have been heard coming down the stairs. The Sheriff enters, followed by Hale and the County Attorney.) SHERIFF. They wonder if she was going to quilt it or just knot it. (The men laugh, the women look abashed.) COUNTY ATTORNEY (rubbing his hands over the stove). Frank’s fire didn’t do much up there, did it? Well, let’s go out to the barn and get that cleared up. (The men go outside.) How would a film version most likely emphasize the men’s emotions during this scene?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

by showing the men’s facial expressions

Question 6

Read the sentence.I am interested in drawing, painting, and make sculpture. Which is the best revision of the sentence?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

I am interested in drawing, painting, and making sculptures.

Question 7

Read the excerpt from part one of Trifles.HALE. I didn’t hear or see anything; I knocked at the door, and still it was all quiet inside. I knew they must be up, it was past eight o’clock. So I knocked again, and I thought I heard somebody say, “Come in.” I wasn’t sure, I’m not sure yet, but I opened the door—this door (indicating the door by which the two women are still standing), and there in that rocker—(pointing to it) sat Mrs. Wright. (They all look at the rocker.)How does the underlined stage direction affect the mood of the scene?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The emphasis on the rocker creates a tense mood as everyone is reminded of where Mrs. Wright calmly sat as she discussed her dead husband.

Question 8

In part two of Trifles, which of the following is an example of situational irony?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The men overlook the important details because they believe the kitchen holds nothing but trivial kitchen items.

Question 9

In part two of Trifles, how does Glaspell use irony to illustrate the idea that women were often seen as less capable than men in the early twentieth century?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

She leads the men all over the Wright’s property to find clues, but leaves the women in the kitchen.

Question 10

Read the following scene from Trifles.COUNTY ATTORNEY (with the gallantry of a young politician). And yet, for all their worries, what would we do without the ladies? (The women do not unbend. He goes to the sink, takes dipperful of water from the pail and, pouring it into a basin, washes his hands. Starts to wipe them on the roller towel, turns it for a cleaner place.) Dirty towels! (Kicks his foot against the pans under the sink.) Not much of a housekeeper, would you say, ladies?MRS. HALE (stiffly). There’s a great deal of work to be done on a farm. What is one possible disadvantage of hearing the characters’ voices in the theater as opposed to silently reading the scene?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Readers are unable to create their own voices for how the county attorney and Mrs. Hale might sound live.

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