The Escape

What does the word labyrinth mean as it is used in paragraph 9?

• castle

• forest

• maze

• city

Which one word in the excerpt from "The Escape" that means "weighed down."

"We've got to get you help," I said. "The monks at the monastery will know what to do. But first, we must escape." I picked at the lock a moment longer, then smiled as I pushed the creaking door open.

" I can barely stand, let alone walk," Kasper said. " You might make it by yourself, but you won't have a chance i fyou are burdened with me."

I stood in silence, thinking our predicament over. What Kasper said may very well be true. but more than likely, he would not survive here.

• barely

• silence

• burdened

• predicament

The sentence below is from paragraph 6 of the story.

I picked at the lock a moment longer, then smiled as I pushed the creaking door open.

What element of the text of a play would most likely give this information to the reader?

• stage directions

• dialogue

• setting

• cast of characters

How would the story be different if it were told from Kasper's point of view?

• The reader would feel sad about Kasper's time in prison

• The reader would know Kasper's inner thoughts instead of Carl's

• The reader would know how Kasper's injury happened.

• The reader would understand more about Carl's feeling that Kasper's.

What is the meaning of guilty in the last line of the poem

• troubled

• excited

• curious

• honest

Both the story and the poem of "The Escape" tell how Carl and Kasper came to be in prison. Which choice below best explains how the story and the poem provide this information?

• The story provides the information in a description and the poem provides the information in a line.

• The story provides the information in dialogue and the poem provides the information in the first two lines.

• The story only explains part of the information and the poem explains the other part.

• the story presents the information from Carl's point of view and the poem presents the information from Kasper's point of view.

Which statements correctly describes both the poem and the story?

• The story and the poem both have first-person narrators.

• The story and the poem both have third-person narrators.

• The story has a first-person narrator, and the poem has a third-person narrator.

• The story has a third-person narrator, and the poem has a first-person narrator.

Read the following sentence from the play.

"He's a good man, and nothing like his wicked son.

What does the word wicked mean as it is used in the sentence?

• childish

• evil

• dangerous

• foolish

Which statement best describes a key difference between the story and the drama?

• Only the drama tells that Carl considered leaving without Kasper

• Only the drama uses dialogue to move the plot forward.

• Only the story describes that the setting is an underground dungeon.

• Only the story explains what the characters did to end up in prison.

Which sentence best supports the answer to question 9?

• I picked at the lock of the prison cell I shared with Kasper (story)

• I stood in silence, thinking our predicament over (story)

• Carl: The prince's men were stealing the last of their food (drama)

• Carl [reaching for the door, then stopping and straightening out his back]: I can't do this without you, Kasper (drama)