The Dead Rising Quiz

The stage directors contribute to the play in all of the following ways EXCEPT which?

• They describe the action on stage.

• They provide details to help the audience visualize the setting.

• They help readers understand the science behind consumption.

• They describe characters’ appearances.

Which best describes the overall mood of the play?

• mysterious and disturbing

• gloomy and sad

• exciting and energetic

• peaceful and calm

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which line best helps create the mood? (Choose TWO answers.)

• SD3: Ethan looks up, but Lena has disappeared.

• Jacob: I’m going to leave something for Mercy too

• SD1: The townspeople light a fire on a nearby stone and drop the heart and liver into the flames

• SD2: They watch two parents drag a screaming toddler dressed as a pumpkin to the next house.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.5

Which line provides context for the meaning of decomposition?

• Cora: Her position has changed! She’s been . . . moving!

• Horace: If there’s blood in her organs, we’ll know for sure she’s a vampire

• Wilson (gasping): She hasn’t rotted a bit!

• Ethel: Mercy’s spirit has been rising from the grave to feed on her brother!

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which scene helps readers understand why the people of Exeter were unaware that tuberculosis was known to be caused by bacteria?

• Scene 6

• Scene 4

• Scene 2

• Scene 3

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.3

Which of the following best describes the author’s tone in the primary document on page 15?

• surprised, amused

• judgmental, critical

• admiring, impressed

• sympathetic, concerned

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CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which of the following best describes the play’s structure?

• The first scene is a flashback, set in an earlier time than the rest of the scenes.

• The scenes are in chronological order.

• Scenes alternate between the past and the present

• The scenes take place in several different cities.

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CCSS.RL.6.5

The main purpose of Scene 3 is to

• reveal where Mercy is buried.

• inform readers that Edwin is sick.

• explain why Lena is so frustrated.

• provide background information about TB.

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

In the primary document on page 15, which word best describes the author’s tone, or attitude?

• amused

• judgmental

• admiring

• sympathetic

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RL.6.4