Understanding Drama Quiz

What does the cast of characters in the drama help the reader know?

• who will be in the drama

• where each scene takes place

• what each scene will be about

• how the audience should react to the events

Which word describes Dylan?

• confident

• curious

• uncertain

• understanding

Which sentence from the drama supports your answer in part A?

• That’s totally normal.

• Do you know why I formed this team?

• But poetry slam audiences don’t make the effort to show up just so they can hate what the poets wrote.

• And you won’t be alone. We’re a team.

Based on the meaning of the prefix mis-, what does the word mislead mean?

• lead again

• able to lead

• lead wrongly

• lead in advance

How does Keiko change at the end of the drama?

• She realizes that winning the poetry slam is necessary.

• She understands that her friends do not appreciate her.

• She decides that she wants to perform in the poetry slam.

• She becomes aware that she is the most talented poet in the group.

Why is the private dialogue between Dylan and Keiko important?

• It gives Keiko the motivation she needs to rejoin the group.

• It allows Keiko to commit to her decision to leave the group.

• It provides Keiko with new material for the poem she will write for the group.

• It helps Keiko realize that she is the only one in the group who is afraid to perform.

What is the effect of the events that take place at the end of Scene One?

• They give Dylan, Jill, and Chase a reason to give up.

• They allow Dylan, Jill, and Chase to perform better.

• They prompt Dylan, Jill, and Chase to approach Keiko.

• They provide Dylan, Jill, and Chase with a poem topic.

Read the stage directions from the drama: (Jill and Chase gasp. Dylan hangs up after a short pause.) Why are these stage directions included in the drama?

• to call attention to the reason for the phone call

• to show the differences among the characters

• to highlight Jill, Chase, and Dylan's happiness

• to emphasize Jill, Chase, and Dylan's surprise

What is the message of the drama?

• Success requires hard work.

• Friends support one another.

• Cooperation creates less work.

• Winning is the most important goal.