WorksheetsThe Perfect Touch- Play
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the purpose of the prologue in the play?
To describe a strange story
To provide background on a strange story which occurred April 4th, 1964
To show Rob and David’s relationship
Explain why David scared Susan
Scene 1:
What can the reader infer when Rob uses personification to say “It doesn’t just smell musty. It smells e-evil?”
The house is mean and stinky.
The house huge and dark.
The house is abandoned and falling down.
The house smells and appears to be a place where ghosts could live.
Scene 1:
How is Rob feeling according to the stage directions [NERVOUSLY, INSIDE A MOVING CAR]?
Serious
Apprehensive
Terrified
Shy
Scene 2:
Why does Rob want to bring Susan to the house?
So she can look at an alternative place to live.
He wants to play mean tricks on her.
He wants to help her overcome her fear.
Because David was mad at Susan for breaking up with him.
Scene 2:
When Rob comments that David’s face looks hideous what does hideous mean?
Attractive
Frightful
Happy
Hurtful
Scene 3:
1. How does scene three differ from one and two?
Scene three involves Susan and David only.
Scene three includes Rob and David discussing details of how to scare Susan.
Scene three involves Susan and Rob taking a ride in the car.
Scene three has Susan, Rob, and David.
Scene 3:
Most of scene three takes place--
Inside David’s car
At Susan’s house
At Rob’s house
Inside Rob’s car
Scene 5:
Read the stage directions below from scene five. [SUSAN AND ROB ARE NOW INSIDE THE CAR.]
The playwright’s purpose for these stage directions--
To make the story more suspenseful.
To go for a fun ride.
To carry out Rob and David’s plan of scaring Susan.
To show you that they were leaving the house.
Scene 5:
Which sentence best expresses the conflict in the play?
“Well, it worked. And we were right: David’s your “Guardian Angel.”
“And you think I’m weird. Here you are, you keep telling me…”
“What’re you afraid of? Dripping!?”
“Okay, I’m looking. Now take your hands off me. Quit pushing me.”
What is the theme of the play?
Vengeance can work both ways
Be careful how you choose your friends
Honesty is the best policy
Money can’t buy happiness
