Introduction
What are the names of the two men that ask the doctor for help?
Zeke & Eben
Which of the following literacy elements help create suspense in this play?
characters and setting
What type of writing is this?
A Play
arrogant
unpleasantly proud; thinking one is more important than other people
Describe the setting of In the Fog.
a very dark, foggy night on a lonely stretch of road
Which of the following best describes the resolution of the play?
a. Gentle
b. uneventful
c. twist ending
d. not very revealing
c. twist ending
Who informs the doctor that he was talking to ghosts?
the Attendant
indignant
offended; angrily
How does the doctor first react to the two men?
He is angry because he thinks that they are petty criminals.
Which prior knowledge would be helpful in understanding the play?
knowledge about the Battle of Gettysburg and the American Civil War
What does Eben's light reveal about their faces?
They are terrifying! They are clotted with blood, bandages, and dirt.
retractors
surgical instruments for holding back the flesh at the edge of a wound
What do the two men want the doctor to do?
help a wounded man
What can the reader infer about Eben and Zeke based on what the attendant tells the doctor?
They are ghosts from the Battle of Gettysburg.
What is the name of the town that the Doctor found himself in?
Gettysburg battlefield.
perplexed
puzzled
What does the doctor want to do with the wounded man after he is done binding his wound?
take him to a hospital
What is the reader most likely as suspense builds in the play?
anxious curiosity
What is the name of the route in which the Doctor stops?
PENNA-30 (Pennsylvania Route 30)
air or gas in the chest cavity