Never Forget a Face

Based on her dialogue and actions, which description BEST fits Erica?

• Erica is easily discouraged and relies totally on her brother’s assistance.

• Erica respects the rights of wildlife but is determined to have a successful garden.

• Erica loves good music and dislikes the crows because of their noisy behavior.

• Erica is someone who acts hastily without considering the consequences.

Based on context clues, you can determine that the word raucous means

• Agreeably mellow but insistent

• Loud, chiming musical notes

• Loud, harsh, and disorderly

• Rhythmic, blending notes

What events are implied between Scenes 1 and 2?

• Erica and Carl found information on-line and from that created a plan to keep the crows out of Erica’s garden.

• The setting moved from spring to summer and Erica lost hope because many of her plants were eaten by crows.

• Erica became angrier with the crows, so she bought masks to disguise herself and Carl from park rangers when they went to hunt the crows.

• Erica decided that she might lose less of her garden if she went ot the park where the crows’ nests were and fed them.

In the play, the author engages and encourages the reader to make inferences by --

• Leaving out direct explanations of some of the events that occur between the scenes in the play.

• Explaining the relationship between Erica and Carl but leaving any mention of their parents.

• Having Erica describe what happened to her garden last summer and explain her summer plans.

• Including numerous stage directions for Erica and Carl to follow throughout the play.

Which statement BEST reflects the author’s perspective in the play?

• A big project requires planning and the help of friends who are good at problem solving

• Brothers and sisters can work cooperatively, only if one of them is not emotionally involved in a project.

• Teens are highly motivated to solve problems when they are involved in projects that earn money

• People should solve problems involving wildlife without resorting to harming animals whenever possible

How does the reader learn about the masks?

• The Scene 2 setting introduces the masks

• Character stage directions in Scene 2 introduce the masks

• Scene 1 hints at the need for the masks

• Scene 3 dialogue introduces the masks

Based on context clues, when Erica refers to someone having a “tin ear”, she means a person who

• Listens to the crows using an old-fashioned hearing aid.

• Wears a tin funnel to better hear bird calls and songs

• Is insensitive to sound and unable to hear and enjoy music.

• Likes the only music that comes from metal instruments