A monologue is--

• A conversation between actors
• Small moveable actions
• A conversation said aloud by only one actor on stage
• The hero's job or goal

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

The major divisions in a play are called--

• Scenes
• Acts
• Chapters
• Sections

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Read the following scene from the play,  "The Necklace" and answer the following question.
[One day, Mathilde's husband came home with a broad smile and a large envelope in his hand.
Husband: "Look! Here's something for you, dear."
[Mathilde eagerly tears open the envelope and reads]
Husband: "What do you think? Is it marvelous?"
Mathilde: "What's the use of this invitation to me? Without anything to wear, I can't go to the party! ...Pass the invitation on to someone whose wife is better dressed  than I!"
In this scene, the dialogue between Mathilde and her husband is important because it--

• Shows how unhappy both of them are of their economic situation and poverty.
• Mathilde's husband's optimism and positivity over being invited to the party in contrast to his wife's unhappiness and selfishness.
• Both Mathilde's and her husband's excitement and elation over getting invited to the party.
• None of the Above

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CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

Read the following lines from the play, "The Necklace" and answer questions 7 and 8.
[She had no clothes, no jewels, nothing. And these were the only things she loved. She felt that she was made for them. She wanted to be liked, to be admired, to be beautiful and loved.]
These lines are important to the play because it shows  that Mathilde---?

• Is content and satisfied
• Is vain and materialistic
• Understands that family, friends, and health  are what is most important in life
• Loves her husband and is happy to be married to him

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CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Read the following line from Scene I of "The Necklace."
["Ugh! I hate this life. Living in a poor house with its mean walls, worn chairs, and ugly curtains! What I really want to be is bon vivant, to live in an elegant house, with chambers, heavily oriented tapestries...and exquisite pieces  of furniture..."] 
What can both the reader and audience infer about Mathilde?

• She is dissatisfied with her life and wants more
• She is grateful for everything that she has
• She is upset  and envious because she can't have nice things like other people
• Both A and C are correct

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CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

What is the meaning of dialogue?

• Conversations between two or more characters
• The internal monolgue of a character
• A strugle that takes place in a story
• The gestures an actor usses in a drama

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the meaning of the term scenes?

• Visual descriptions using the five senses.
• Character's spoken words
• What acts are broken up into
• Story that is written in script form

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

When does the climax occur in a story?

• The funniest part of the story
• The saddest part of the story
• The least exciting part of the story
• The most exciting part of the story

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Small, movable objects used to show the actor's actions are...

• Sets
• Acts
• Scenes
• Props

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CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.7

The person who writes a drama is called a...

• Playwrite
• Author
• Playwright
• Playright

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CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7