Understanding 'A Minor Role'

What is the speaker's 'minor role' compared to in the poem?

• A servant in a play

• A doctor

• A teacher

• A chef

What does the speaker do in the waiting room roles?

• All of the above

• Ask pointed questions politely

• Hold hands under magazines

• Drive to the hospital and park

How does the speaker respond when asked how they're doing at home?

• They say they're getting worse

• They say they're doing great

• They say they're getting better

• They refuse to respond

What does the speaker do to distract themselves at home?

• Cook elaborate meals

• All of the above

• Read comforting books

• Look for their cat

What does the speaker learn to conjugate in the poem?

• Verbs

• Adjectives

• Genres of misery

• Medical terms

What does the speaker reject in the final stanza of the poem?

• The idea of being a doctor

• The idea of being a star

• The idea of being a supporting character

• The idea of being in a play

What does the speaker jettison in the final stanza of the poem?

• The doctor's advice

• The waiting room

• The hospital

• The spear and the servant's tray

What does the speaker refuse to accept in the final stanza of the poem?

• The idea of being a writer

• The idea of being a tragic hero

• The idea of being a comedian

• The idea of being a musician

What does the speaker want to make the reader believe in?

• Tragedy

• Illness

• Life

• Death

What play is directly alluded to in the final moments of the poem?

• Macbeth

• Romeo and Juliet

• Oedipus Rex

• Hamlet