Vocabulary
"I was sitting with other students in the backstage makeup room, but we could all hear Mr. Griffin muttering to himself."
What is a synonym of the word muttering?
grumbling, complaining, talking under breath
Who was missing?
Wendy
What is the text structure of this passage?
Cause and effect
"It was apparent that he was even more agitated than usual before a performance."
Which figure of speech is this?
metaphor
Student actors get ready in the makeup room while the crew state sets up for the first scene.
For months, she had been preparing diligently for the part of Wendy.
What does the word diligently mean as it is used in this passage?
effort or working hard
Who was Li looking for?
Wendy
What happened to Li?
She suffered a slight fracture during the soccer tournament.
"The stage crew scrambled about like bees in a hive,"
What is being compared
the crew and bees in a hive
Kristen's feelings toward the missing Li change from the beginning to the middle of the story. Which sentence best supports this statement?
"As I was reading the script, my emotions were turning deep from the concerns to anger."
"I suspected that she even practiced her lines in her sleep!"
What is a synonym of the word suspected?
reckon, have suspicion, guess
Did Li's team win the soccer championship?
yes
Did Kristen end up playing Li's part in the play?
No
"The stage crew scrambled about like bees in a hive,"
What is the figure of speech
similie
"The Show Goes On" works as a title of the story because
Li performs as Wendy even though she has to overcome a challenge to do so.
"Last year for example, she fainted just a half hour before she was to play the lead in Snow White, and we actually had to wake her up, but then she recovered instantly and still performed spectacularly in the show."
What does the word spectacularly mean?
impressive, dramatic
Which quote supports the inference that Mr. Griffin began to feel worried about Li?
"Kristen, haven't heard from Li, have you?"
Who had to make a decision?
Li
Graceful way
What is the adjective?
graceful
Select two sentences that best tell what the author is able to achieve by telling the story through Kristen's point of view.
She can show how it feels to wait for Li without knowing what has happened.
She can tell the entire story using the voice and words of a student in the story.
"Some scenes may be a bit akward for you, but I'm quite certain they won't be perilous."
What does the word perilous mean?
full of danger risk
Why do you think the author chose the title, "The Show Must Go On?"
The show will go on with or without Li
What did Li have on?
A cast
"In a brilliant smile that lit up the room,"
What does this phrase mean?
Her smile was big and bright
Which of the following best describes the difference between Mr. Griffin and Kristen in the first part of the story?
Mr. Griffin feels less hopeful than Kristen does that Li will show up.