Greenglass

Read the excerpt from “The Green Glass Ball.”

Time: Long ago

Setting: A small village in Ireland

At Rise: Tinker and Donkey enter right and walk slowly to center.

What is the bold underlined portion of the text in the play called?

• lines

• stage directions

• dialogue

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CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.5

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Which statement best explains how the scenes of “The Green Glass Ball.” work together to provide its overall structure?

• The conflict of the play occurs in Scene 1, and Scene 2 compares how the characters deal with the conflict.

• Scene 1 describes what the characters are like, and Scene 2 explains how their different personalities create the conflict of the play.

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CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.3

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The drama “The Green Glass Ball” contains a total of two _______.

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.

• scenes

• dialogue

• characters

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CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.3

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Which answer best explains how a character changes in “The Green Glass Ball”?

• When Donkey disappears, Tinker realizes how much he values their friendship.

• When Tim sees how ungrateful Donkey acts toward him, he ends their friendship.

• After the trouble with Tinker's wish, the old woman decides to stop making mean wishes.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

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Based on the details in “The Green Glass Ball,” what is a theme of the play?

• Too much pride can lead to trouble.

• Mistakes often result in powerful lessons.

• Only talent and experience guarantee success.

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CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7