The Entertainer (drama)

Which feature of a play lets the actors now know to run from the room when Elizabeth begins to play the piano?

• the dialogue

• the character tags

• the stage directions

• the setting descriptions

Read these lines from the passage.

Chelsea [to painting]: Do something! They don't believe me!

Dad: Chelsea, that's enough. We are selling all of this old junk and not just the piano. We need the space.

Elizabeth: [steps out of the painting again]: That rocking chair is made from cherry wood shipped all the way from Japan! That curio cabinet is olive wood, and it belonged to my great-grandmother!

What is the importance of the first stage direction in these lines?

• they describe what Chelsea is doing

• they help express how Elizabeth is feeling

• they make it clear to whom Chelsea is talking

• they show that Elizabeth is out of the painting

How is Act I, Scene 1, different from Act I Scene 2? (a)  

• All the main characters are introduced
• the piano is a vital part of the plot
• Chelsea and her mom experience a conflict
• They are the same

When mom asks Chelsea where the grandfather clock came from, she wants to - ​ (a)  

• prove Chelsea is playing a trick
• see if Chelsea will lie
• know if Chelsea has seen a ghost
• find out if Chelsea knows the answer

Based on the stage directions in paragraph 20 through 22, why is Chelsea trying to get her mother's attention?

• to tell her that she can play to piano too

• to tell her Sean is getting in trouble

• to tell her about the woman from the painting

• to tell her the piano buyer shouldn't touch the piano

How does the reader know that mom is the first character to talk in Act I, Scene 2? ​ (a)  

• her character tag is listed first
• she is the main character
• her name is in the character list
• there is no way to tell

What most likely happened between Act I Scene I and Act I Scene 2?

• Sean guessed Chelsea's secret

• Elizabeth crawled back into the piano

• mom tried to convince the piano buyer to come back

• the family calmed down and returned to the living room

Without seeing the play, how does the reader know immediately that only one person can see Elizabeth? ​ (a)  

• the stage directions say so
• no one talks to Elizabeth
• the character tag says so
• Chelsea points to open air

Based on what happens in the play, what do you think happens after the play ends?

• mom decides to keep the piano

• Sean learns how to play the piano

• Chelsea visits Elizabeth in the painting

• Elizabeth becomes visible to everyone

Which detail best shows that the playwright thinks a piano has more than just monetary value?

• Dad: We are selling all of this old junk and not just the piano

• Piano Buyer: A house with piano music is a beautiful place to grow up

• Mom: [offstage] He said if the piano is a genuine Baldwin from 1907, he would pay us 20,000 dollars!

• Downstage right, near the front door, sits a dusty old upright piano. There is a coffee mug on top of the piano.