7.5 Explain A Playwright's Use Of Dialogue And Stage Directions
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Grade 7
ELAR (2009)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
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ELAR (2009)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
7.5: - Comprehension of Literary Text - Drama
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- Q1In Scene 1, the dialogue between the boy and the banker reveals that the boy —enjoys talking with the bankerdoes not feel threatened by the bankerdoes not understand why the banker is visitingrefuses to respond to the banker’s questions60s7.5: - Comprehension of Literary Text - Drama
- Q2Read the following line from Scene 3 of the play. What is ironic about the parents’ belief that their son is honest?The boy realizes that the witness is unable to talk about the agreement.The boy does not want to reveal to the banker where his parents are.The boy lies in court in order to get the banker to tell the truth.The boy explains that the banker said he would not collect the money owed.60s7.5: - Comprehension of Literary Text - Drama
- Q3The playwright uses the stage directions at the end of Scene 1 to hint that —the boy’s parents will be home soonthe boy is tired of playingthe witness is not reliablethe banker cannot be trusted60s7.5: - Comprehension of Literary Text - Drama
- Q4Paragraph 30 is important to the play because it shows that the banker —often forgets about agreements he has madehas an important job in the villageis still upset about the boy’s responses to his questionshas no intention of forgiving the family’s debt60s7.5: - Comprehension of Literary Text - Drama
- Q5Which of the following lines does the playwright include to show that the boy is clever?BOY: My mother has gone to the market to sell fans so that she can buy oil for our lamps. Isn’t that what you would call selling the wind to buy the moon?BOY: It’s true. He promised.BOY: [Appearing in the doorway.] No! You don’t owe him. He promised me he would forget about the debt.BOY: I do have a witness, Your Honor.60s7.5: - Comprehension of Literary Text - Drama
