Dialogue/Stage Directions 7.8C
What is the definition of stage directions?
1. Location of the center of the stage
2. Written instructions in a script that guides actors.
2. Written instructions in a script that guides actors.
When analyzing a character, it is important to pay attention to -
1. Point of view the story is being told
2. Speech, thoughts, actions and looks of a character
3. The mood that is being created
2. Speech, thoughts, actions and looks of a character
What is an inference?
1. A conclusion of an essay written by the narrator
2. A conclusion of the conflict reached by the reader
3. A conclusion reached by evidence and reasoning
3. A conclusion reached by evidence and reasoning
Which literary term means the author of the play?
A.Poet C. Author
B.Playwright D. Writer
B.Playwright
Based on the stage directions in line 1 which TWO words describe Bessie?
1. Plain
2. Joyous
3. Young
4. Wealthy
Plain and young
Read line 27. These lines show that -
1. Carvil thinks Bessie and the captain are playing tricks on him.
2. Carvil thinks Bessie has something to gain talking to the captain
3. Carvil thinks Bessie is planning to abandon him
2. Carvil thinks Bessie has something to gain talking to the captain
Read line 24. What inference can be made about Carvil?
1. Carvil worries Bessie will abandon him.
2. Carvil worries Bessie will go blind.
3. Carvil thinks Bessie is a fool to continue to take care of him.
1. Carvil worries Bessie will abandon him.
Which literary term means a description that strongly appeals to the 5 senses?
A.Consonance C. Alliteration
B.Assonance D. Imagery
D. Imagery
Daily Double! This question is worth 2X
What do Carvil's words in line 4 reveal about him?
1. He is confident and bold
2. He is angry and bitter
3. He is depressed yet content
2. He is angry and bitter
By the end of this excerpt from the play, the reader can conclude that -
1. Captain Hagberd does not have a son
2. Carvil feels bad for mistreating Bessie
3. Bessie is deeply lonely and unhappy
2. Carvil feels bad for mistreating Bessie
Bessie defends Captain Hagberd because -
1.He is her father's friend
2. He is her friend
3. He is blind and feels helpless
2. He is her friend
Which literary term means a lighter type of drama that
is amusing and ends well?
A.Poetry C. Drama
B.Comedy D. Tragedy
B.Comedy
Based on Carvil's accusations toward his daughter Bessie, what can the reader infer about him?
1. Carvil worries that Bessie will abandon him and marry Hagberd.
2. Carvil suspects that Hagberd is not kind to Bessie.
3. Carvil knows that Hagberd's son is dead.
1. Carvil worries that Bessie will abandon him and marry Hagberd.
Based on line 14, Captain Hagberds influence on the story's conflict most likely has to do with
1.Fishinig
2.Money
3.Religion
2.Money
The reader can conclude from line 4 that Carvil -
1. is grateful to Bessie for her help
2. resents having to depend on Bessie
3. feels jealous of Bessie's freedom
2. resents having to depend on Bessie
Which literary term means a type of play that involves the ruin of the leading characters (something disastrous happens)?
A.Poetry C. Drama
B.Comedy D. Tragedy
D. Tragedy
The playwright includes the stage directions on lines 12 and 14 to emphasize -
1. Bessie's kindness
2. Bessie's anger
3.Carvil cruelty
4. Carvil's helplessness
3.Carvil cruelty
The playwright includes the lines and stage directions in line 2 in order to -
1. Introduce Carvil's neighbor
2. Create sympathy for Carvil
3. Reveal character traits of Carvil and Bessie
3. Reveal character traits of Carvil and Bessie
By the end of this excerpt from the play the reader can infer that -
1. Bessie is deeply lonely and unhappy
2. Carvil feels bad for mistreating Bessie
3. Harry Hagberd misses his father
1. Bessie is deeply lonely and unhappy
Which literary term means small moveable objects that the actors use to make the play seem real?
A.Stage Directions C. Monologue
B.Props D. Prologue
B.Props