Capitals and Commas — Unit test Answers

Look at the poster for the play The Golem.

Which detail from "Max in the Year 2300” most clearly foreshadows what Max is?

Read this excerpt and look at the photo from "Max in the Year 2300."Slumping on his low couch, Max felt restless. "What shall I do today?" he thought, bored. "I suppose I could call Zara and invite her to the Walter Museum. There's an exhibit of statues and photographs, one was striking in particular.” He thought of it and visualized the image. The face seemed so familiar, like one you had seen many times before in your life, such as an image when passing in a mirror. This is what he saw.

Read the excerpt from Act 2 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street. 59. CONTINUED 59. STEVE (CONT'D)(he turns to the group and shouts) And you're with him too—all of you! You're standing here all set to crucify—all set to find a scapegoat—all desperate to point some kind of a finger at a neighbor! Well now look friends, the only thing that's gonna happen is that we'll eat each other up alive—

Read the stage direction from act 1 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street.Now he takes a step toward the crowd and they back away from him. He walks down the steps after them and they continue to back away. Now he's suddenly and completely left alone and he looks like a man caught in the middle of a menacing circle as we take a SLOW FADE TO BLACK:Based on the stage direction, the reader should visualize this scene as

Read the excerpt from act 1 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street. DON(picking up the cue)Sure. That's the kind of thing – like sun spots. They raise cane with radio reception all over the world. And this thing being so close – why there's no telling the sort of stuff it can do.(he wets his lips, smiles nervously)Go ahead, Charlie. You and Steve go into town and see if that isn't what's causing it all.What do the stage directions tell the reader about Don’s feelings?

Read the sentences from a student’s essay about “The Treasure of Lemon Brown.”In this story, Lemon Brown make a great impact on Greg by showing him the value of the bond between fathers and sons. Greg then appreciates his own father better, despite his father’s shortcomings.

Read the excerpt from act 1 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street.37. PAN SHOT – ACROSS THE STREET DOWN THE ROW OF HOUSES 37.Each is the same in general style, the front porch, the gliders, the rest of it. Then suddenly the CAMERA STOPS on the last house in the line. There's a spot light set up on the porch and even in the daylight we can see it shining.Which element of drama is highlighted in this stage direction?

Which excerpt from “How I Learned English” uses the first-person point of view to show that the main character feels out of place in his new environment?

Read the excerpt from The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street.STEVE(raising his voice)There's something you can do, Charlie. You could go home and keep your mouth shut. You could quit strutting around like a self-appointed hanging judge and just climb into bed and forget it.CHARLIEYou sound real anxious to have that happen, Steve. I think we better keep our eye on you too!DON(as if he were taking the bit in his teeth, takes a hesitant step to the front)I think everything might as well come out now.(he turns toward Steve.)Your wife's done plenty of talking, Steve, about how odd you are!CHARLIE(picking this up, his eyes widening)Go ahead, tell us what she's said.

Read the excerpt from act 1 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street. STEVEThe two of us can go, Charlie.(he turns to look back at the car)It couldn’t be the meteor. A meteor couldn’t do this.He and Charlie exchange a look then they start to walk away from the group.What do the stage directions tell the reader about Steve’s and Charlie’s point of view?

Read the excerpt from Act 2 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street. CHARLIE (CONT’D) He comes walkin' out of the darkness—how am I supposed to know who he was? (he grabs Steve) Steve—you know why I shot! How was I supposed to know he wasn't a monster or something? (he grabs Don now) We're all scared of the same thing. I was just tryin' to . . . tryin' to protect my home, that's all! Look, all of you, that's all I was tryin' to do. (he looks down wildly at the body) I di

If a student wants to write about the lesson that Greg learns in “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” that causes him to change, he or she should

Read this excerpt from The Golem.PEARLYou made this mess. The least you could do is get the water to clean it up.The golem takes a step toward her. Pearl stifles a little shriek; she is more surprised than scared.PEARLWhat's this about? What do you want?The golem stretches out his arm toward the bucket.PEARLReally? You'll get the water from the stream? . . . All right, then. But please be quick about it.The golem takes her bucket, plus another, and moves stiffly but quickly to the door and leaves. Pearl smiles.PEARLIt may not be such a bad thing to have a golem around the house after all.

Which line from "Max in the Year 2300" helps to distinguish it as a work of science fiction from a work of fantasy fiction?

Which line gives the best indication that Zara is a cat in "Max in the Year 2300”?

Read the excerpt from “Street Cleaning Day.”An open space on the streetsnapped him out of his thoughtsand back to the wheel.He sped up a littleand moved close to the curb,pulling ahead of the space.Just as he shifted his carin reverse, a flashswooped in from behindand took from Squarewhat the morning had offered.

Read this excerpt from "Street Cleaning Day.”Then Circle rolled to the back bumper,and called to Line atop Triangle –"Line, lean downuntil one of your endsis under the car!”And Line leaned downangling one of his ends under the carand the other up toward Square.Circle scooted under the back Bumper,and called to Square. "Now when I say go,I want you to jump on Line.”

Read this excerpt from "Street Cleaning Day.”An open space on the streetsnapped him out of his thoughtsand back to the wheel.He sped up a littleand moved close to the curb,pulling ahead of the space.Just as he shifted his carin reverse, a flashswooped in from behindand took from Squarewhat the morning had offered.Out hopped Trianglefrom his truck, whistling, his pointgleaming in the sun. Square fumedand each of his cornersturned pepper red.

Read this excerpt from "Street Cleaning Day.”And now there was plentyof space for Square to park.Everyone stood amazedat what they’d unleashedin themselves."Thanks for making a spacefor me,” said Square."That’s what neighbors do,”said Circle.