Drama and Traditional Literature

Which definition of "springs" is used in this line?

• 1. 1. to rise, leap, move, or act suddenly and swiftlyconstrained position:

• 2. 2. an issue of water from the earth, taking the form, on the surface, of a small stream or standing as a pool or small lake.

• 3. 3. The season between winter and summer:

• 4. 4. a strip or wire of steel coiled spirally, that recovers its shape after being compressed, bent, or stretched.

Why did the playwright include the simile in these lines?

• To explain what bees do

• To show the princess was planning to sting the prince

• To show that the princess could be mean at times

• To suggest that they would get married

What causes conflict between the princess and her father in scene 3?

• The king discovers the princess is secretly in love with a servant

• The princess tells her father she is leaving

• Thomas refuses to bow to the king

• The king thinks the princess is being cruel

In a drama, the line numbers...

• change after each line of text

• change with each new line of dialogue

• change when there are stage directions

• change for each paragraph

Why are these lines important to the plot?

• They identify the climax of the play

• They introduce a new character

• They give details about the exposition

• They reveal the resolution of the play

What is the main theme of Catch of the Day?

• to entertain the reader with a story about a tricky fisher

• Being dishonest will hurt you in the long run

• To persuade the reader to trick people

• One should never walk across a log bridge

What does the reader learn from the stage directions in these lines?

• Thomas is bold

• The princess is annoyed

• Lady Anne and Lady Helen have a crush on Thomas

• Thomas is shy

What can the reader infer about the princess based on these lines?

• The princess is named Isabella

• The princess knows who Isabella is

• The guard is scared of the princess

• Isabella is the tiger's name

The play is divided into 6 scenes because...

• The characters change

• the dialogue begins

• the setting changes

• the conflict is presented

The main purpose of Maui Pulls Up the Islands is

• To explain how the islands were raised from the sea

• to give facts about the Polynesian islands

• compare Maui to his brothers

• Tell why Maui transforms into a beetle