"Lights Out" Questions

An ______ is a chapter in a play that contains more than one scene.

A list of all the characters in a play is called a

Why is Dexter awake during most of the play?

• He is nervous about traveling without his parents.

• He has difficulty falling asleep without his mother reading to him.

• He is anxious about staying with Grandma.

• He is worried about forgetting Mr. Snowball.

This play has just one scene because --

• only two characters speak

• the setting is indoors

• the setting does not change

• no new characters are introduced

Which of these is an important idea explored in this play?

• Taking a trip can be a rewarding experience.

• Children often find comfort in things that are familiar.

• It is sometimes difficult to live far away from grandparents.

• Family members often disagree with each other.

The prefix in- helps the reader know that the word insincere in paragraph 18 means --

• without understanding

• with careful thought

• explaining what is meant

• not meaning what is said

• emphasizing that Leo does not understand Dexter's actions

• suggesting that Dexter is quite young

• showing that Mr. Snowball used to belong to Leo

• showing that Dexter is ignoring his brother

Which of these is the best summary of the play?

• Leo is trying to sleep, but his younger brother Dexter keeps talking to him about bus trip the boys will be taking the next day. Leo finally reads Dexter his favorite book, and Dexter falls asleep.

• Leo and Dexter are about to go on a bus trip without their mom or dad, and Dexter keeps talking about it. Dexter asks Leo whether he is going to miss a girl who came over to work with him on a science project for school.

• Dexter and Leo have a conversation about missing their mom and about how they

  will take a bus trip to Dallas the next day. Leo says Dexter is too old for bedtime

  stories but admits that he used to like the same story

• Dexter, Leo’s younger brother, wakes Leo up to ask whether they’ve packed

  everything and whether they might get lost when they go on a bus trip the next

  day. Leo tells Dexter that nothing will go wrong.

Dexter's lines throughout the play suggest that he --

• doesn't think Leo listens to him

• depends on Leo to help him feel secure

• does not approve of Leo's friendship with Chloe Barnett

• likes to annoy Leo whenever possible

Written instructions telling the actors what to do are called