Drama Quiz

The playwright includes the lines and stage directions in paragraph 2 in order to --

• introduce the Carvils' neighbor

• create sympathy for Carvil

• Show that Bessie in unkind to her father

• reveal character traits of Carvil and Bessie

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

The reader can conclude from paragraph 4 that Carvil --

• is grateful to Bessie for her help

• resents having to depend on Bessie

• Feels jealous of Bessie's freedom

• wishes Bessie would get a job

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The playwright included the stage directions in paragraph 12 and 14 to emphasize --

• Bessie's Kindness

• Bessie's anger

• Carvil's cruelty

• Carvil's helplessness

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

What do paragraphs 16 and 18 suggest about Captain Hagberd?

• He clings to the hope that his son will return

• He fears that his son has died at sea

• He is feared by the residents of the town

• He ran away and abandoned his son

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Bessie defends Captain Hagberd because--

• he is her father's friend

• he is her friend

• he is disliked by his son

• he is blind and helpless

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Read these lines from the play.

CARVIL: But what can be your game? What are you up to? [They pass through garden gate.] Because if it's his money you are after...

These lines show that--

• Carvil thinks Bessie and the captain are playing tricks on him

• Carvil thinks Bessie is planning to abandon him

• Carvil thinks Bessie and the captain play card games together

• Carvil thinks Bessie has something to gain from talking to the captain

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

The playwright uses the dialogue and stage directions in the excerpt to -

• reveal the thoughts and feelings of the playwright

• reveal the thoughts and feelings of Bessie and Carvil

• reveal the thoughts and feelings of Bessie only

• reveal the thoughts and feelings of Captain Hagberd

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

By the end of this excerpt, the reader can conclude that -

• Captain Hagberd does not have a son

• Carvil feels bad for mistreating Bessie

• Bessie is deeply lonely and unhappy

• Harry Hagberd misses his father

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which of the following words best describe Bessie's overall behavior towards her father?

• sarcastic

• resentful

• kind

• annoyed

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is Carvil most afraid of?

• He is afraid Hagberd will find his son and kick them out

• He is afraid that Bessie will leave him one day.

• He is afraid his daughter is in love with Mr. Hagberd's son.

• He is afraid he will lose his eyesight.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6