Day 6 STAAR® Blitz Assignment

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This question has two parts. Part A What does Peter’s dialogue in Scene 1 suggest about him?

• Peter is an excited boy who is ready to meet other children and make new friends.
• Peter is a kind boy who acts as a father to other children by taking care of their needs.
• Peter is a mean boy who hurts other children with his words and actions.
• Peter is a simple boy who does not understand the same things other children understand.

Part B Which line best supports the correct answer to Part A?

• PETER: (He jumps up) What is your name? (line 3)
• PETER: (finding it disappointingly brief) Peter Pan. (line 5)
• PETER: It doesn't matter. (line 9)
• PETER: What is 'sewn'? (line 25)

Read lines 8, 18, 19, and 20. What idea in the play do these details help develop?

• Wendy is angry with Peter and yells at him when he doesn’t understand.
• Wendy feels indifferent toward Peter and shows no concern for him.
• Wendy feels sympathy for Peter and comforts him like a mother would.
• Wendy is irritated with Peter and wants him to leave her alone.

How does the playwright indicate that Peter is uncomfortable when someone shows care and concern for him?

• By describing Peter’s actions in the stage directions in line 19
• By including Wendy’s and Peter’s actions in the stage directions in line 28
• By having Wendy ask him questions in lines 2, 4, and 10
• By showing the way he responds in the stage directions in line 5

Based on lines 2 through 8, the reader can conclude that Wendy -

• is irritated by the lost boys
• acts like a mother to the lost boys
• wishes she never met Peter
• doesn’t miss home and wants to stay in Never Land forever

Read the dictionary entry for the word drawing. Which definition most closely matches the way the word drawing is used in line 4?

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How does Peter’s response to Wendy in line 9 reveal a conflict in the play?

• It reveals Peter’s disgust for bedtime stories.
• It allows Peter to express his frustration with Wendy.
• It lets Peter explain his annoyance with the lost boys.
• It shows Peter’s inner conflict of not wanting to go home or grow up.