Unit 3 Exit 1

The reader can tell this text is drama because….

• There are many characters

• There is dialogue

• There are acts and scenes

• There is a plot

The stage directions at the beginning of Scene 1 help the reader by-

• Telling where the characters are

• Explaining what is happening

• Explain what time of day it is

• Showing what the Narrator should be saying

What is the most likely reason the author divides the play into two acts?

• to show that the events happen in different places

• to show that the events happen on different days

• to show that a new character is telling the story

• to show that it has changed from day to night

Which lines from the story helps the reader understand the character TI MALICE?

• (still measuring) And we will need a spot for Bouki’s three children.

• (Toussaint throws the pumpkins at Bouki, jumps on his horse, and rides away. Bouki and Ti Malice fall to the ground, laughing.)

• Bouki, I have an idea. I will get your pumpkins back for you.

• What else can you do?

What lines from the story would best describe the relationship between Bouki and TI MALICE?

• (Toussaint throws the pumpkins at Bouki, jumps on his horse, and rides away. Bouki and Ti Malice fall to the ground, laughing.)

• MOUSSA: I’m sorry, Bouki. My donkey ran away yesterday, and I can’t find him anywhere. Why don’t you rent a horse from Toussaint?

• TI MALICE: Bouki, I have an idea. I will get your pumpkins back for you

• But you rented him to us for fifteen. You’re only giving us five back? What kind of fools do you think we are?