The Dead Rising

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

Which line best helps create the mood you identified in question 2? (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.

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!

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

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