Drama Questions

What do the words that follow characters’ names in paragraphs 1-5 of “La Culebra” represent?

• Directions for where the character should go on stage

• What the characters are thinking

• Lines for the narrator to read

• Lines for the character to speak

In “La Culebra”, what information do the stage directions provide?

• What color the props on the stage should be

• Abuela's internal thoughts

• What is happening in the setting and what the characters are doing

• How Campesino feels about the other characters

What is the most likely reason the playwright included Appendix A?

• To help the reader understand the lines

• To persuade the reader to learn a new language

• To inform the reader how to learn Spanish

• To entertain the reader with new and exciting words

Which line from the drama shows that Esposa was clever?

• You saved my life!

• Well, I believe we should all help each other in this world.

• Here they are, dos borregos!

• Those coyotes are tricky but I know how to deal with them!

Match the following types of drama

• Drama

• describes plays that address a serious subject.

• Comedy

• a form of drama that is humorous and has happy endings.

• Tragedy

• a form of drama in which events lead to the downfall of the protagonist.

Anytime a playwright or screenwriter uses dialogue, performance, and acting to share a story, it is considered a ​ (a)   .

• drama

• film

• script

• play

Match the following

• the units of the action

• actors

• the author of the play

• acts

• parts of the acts

• playwright

• the people who perform

• scenes

Why did the playwright include some of the words in italics?

• To show the reader how to pronounce words in Spanish

• To make the lines look more interesting

• To show the reader they needed to scream those words

• To show that the words are in a foreign language

Read the line from the drama. What is the meaning of the word migrated as it is used in the drama?

• lived for a long time

• enjoyed the summer weather

• traveled from one place to another

• planned to ask others

How does the reader know the drama is told from the third person point of view?

• The narrator is a character in the drama and is one of the animals.

• The narrator gives information but is not part of the action of the drama.

• The narrator is part of the drama and tells each character's thoughts.

• The narrator is the main character and expresses feelings in the drama.