La Culebra Drama Questions

What do the words that follow characters’ names in paragraphs 1-5 of “La Culebra” represent?

• Directions for where the character should go on stage

• What the characters are thinking

• Lines for the narrator to read

• Lines for the character to speak

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CCSS.RL.4.5

In “La Culebra”, what information do the stage directions provide?

• What color the props on the stage should be

• Abuela's internal thoughts

• What is happening in the setting and what the characters are doing

• How Campesino feels about the other characters

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

What is the most likely reason the playwright included Appendix A?

• To help the reader understand the lines

• To persuade the reader to learn a new language

• To inform the reader how to learn Spanish

• To entertain the reader with new and exciting words

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CCSS.RI.4.8

What is one theme found in La Culebra?

• If you do something kind, something bad will happen to you.

• Be kind to others even when it may not benefit you.

• Trust everyone you meet and never be afraid to do whatever they ask.

• Never give your possessions away.

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.2

Which line from the drama shows that Esposa was clever?

• You saved my life!

• Well, I believe we should all help each other in this world.

• Here they are, dos borregos!

• Those coyotes are tricky but I know how to deal with them!

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

How do Esposa's actions effect Coyote?

• Esposa's actions cause Coyote to believe what El Culebra said

• Esposa's actions cause Coyote to trust others

• Esposa's actions causes Coyote to trick others

• Esposa's actions have no effect on Coyote

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

Which pronoun can replace the word "Coyote" in the following sentence?

Everyone knows Coyote never does a good deed!

• him

• he

• himself

• itself

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CCSS.L.4.1A

Why did the playwright include some of the words in italics?

• To show the reader how to pronounce words in Spanish

• To make the lines look more interesting

• To show the reader they needed to scream those words

• To show that the words are in a foreign language

What does the word exchange mean as it is used in paragraph 12?

• to go back to a place

• return

• to send a letter back

• to replace an item

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RI.4.4

What does the word deed mean as it is used in paragraph 20?

• an action that is done

• a document

• a person who is good

• an game to complete

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RI.4.4