Question 1

Read this line from the play. What is the most likely purpose of this line?

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To foreshadow an event that will change the emperor’s perspective

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To create suspense about what the emperor will do next

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To resolve the emperor’s problem

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To set a tone of bewilderment

Question 2

What is the best summary of the play?

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The emperor hears about a nightingale, and when he sees it, he is impressed by its song but not by its looks. Later a craftsman brings the emperor an attractive mechanical nightingale. Since the real nightingale has been replaced, it leaves, returning only when the emperor has learned an important lesson.

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The emperor asks to hear the singing of a nightingale that his servants have mentioned. Although the nightingale does not look beautiful, its singing is lovely. The emperor keeps the nightingale by his side so that he can hear its song whenever he pleases.

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The emperor hears his servants discussing the beauty of the palace. When they mention the beautiful song of a nightingale, the emperor asks them to bring the bird to him. While the emperor truly enjoys the song of the nightingale, a craftsman makes him a mechanical nightingale that he likes even more.

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While the emperor owns many beautiful things, he wants to hear the song of a nightingale that lives in the forest. He is excited when a craftsman brings him a beautiful mechanical nightingale that sings just like the real one. He uses the mechanical nightingale so much that it breaks.

Question 3

The servants’ conversation in Scene 1 is important because it —

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establishes how much the emperor values beauty

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shows that the emperor depends on other people

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illustrates why the nightingale prefers to live in the forest

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explains why the emperor enjoys listening to music

Question 4

Why are the stage directions at the end of Scene 3 important?

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They tell the reader that the nightingale abandons the emperor.

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They help the reader visualize the comfortable surroundings the emperor enjoys.

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They let the reader recognize the difference between the two nightingales.

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They allow the reader to appreciate the beauty of the mechanical nightingale.

Question 5

What causes the emperor to realize he made a mistake?

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The mechanical nightingale can no longer make music.

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The real nightingale leaves the palace.

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The real nightingale grants the emperor forgiveness.

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The mechanical nightingale puts him to sleep.

Question 6

What does Jonathan’s dialogue in Scene 1 suggest about him?

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He believes he didn’t really do any harm.

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He feels bad about reading the diary.

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He is deeply interested in Deanna’s life.

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He misses spending time with Deanna.

Question 7

What is the best summary of Scene 1?

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Deanna catches Jonathan in her room reading her diary and demands to know what he is doing. Jonathan at first denies reading it but then claims it seems like Deanna wanted him to read it.

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Deanna and Jonathan disagree over the meaning of the words she wrote on the cover of her diary. She thinks he should not have read it, and he thinks she is guilty of false advertising.

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After Deanna finds Jonathan reading her diary, the two have a conversation about his actions. Deanna feels as though Jonathan is always going through her private things without asking.

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Jonathan is cleaning up the family room and begins reading Deanna’s diary because of what she wrote on the cover. He is disappointed to find that her diary does not contain any embarrassing stories.

Question 8

From Scene 1 to Scene 2, the dialogue between Deanna and Jonathan becomes more —

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honest and serious

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tense and angry

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confused and suspicious

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demanding and judgmental

Question 9

How is the play’s conflict resolved?

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Deanna promises to spend more time with Jonathan.

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Jonathan says he is sorry for what he did.

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Deanna explains that she has too many commitments.

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Jonathan suggests that Deanna keep her diary in her room.

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