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WorksheetsTI-JEAN AND HIS BROTHERS THE PROLOGUE
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 15mins
WHAT IS A PROLOGUE?
a short introductory section that gives background information or sets the stage for the story to come. It is usually pretty short, maybe a few pages . But it may be the most important section of the story, and if readers skip it they may be lost for the entire story.
Dialogue (pronounced die-a-log) means “conversation.” In the broadest sense, this includes any case of two or more characters speaking to each other directly.
A monologue is a speech given by a single character in a story. In drama, it is the vocalization of a character’s thoughts; in literature, the verbalization. It is traditionally a device used in theater—a speech to be given on stage—but nowadays, its use extends to film and television.
is an optional final chapter of a story, such as in a play or book, and which may serve a variety of purposes—concluding or bringing closure to events, wrapping up loose ends, reporting the eventual fates of characters after the main story, commenting on the events that have unfolded, and or setting up a sequel. It can appear as a speech (especially in a play), a series of scenes, or an essay by the narrator.
Who wrote the play?
Mark Mc Watt
V.S. Naipaul
Derek Walcott
Olive Senior
How many brothers were featured in the play?
1
2
3
4
Which brother defeated the Devil?
Mi-Jean
Ti-Jean
Bolom
Gros Jean
Which brother was characterized by his strength?
Gros-Jean
Mi-Jean
Ti-Jean
Bolom
Which creature was not represented in the play?
cricket
grasshopper
frog
firefly
This play can be categorized as all of the following EXCEPT:
An allegory
A folktale
A Pantomime
a Caribbean fairy tale
Mi-Jean considered himself:
A servant
A defender of people
An Intellect
A Hero
Ti-Jean is the protagonist in the play . He is
the forth son
the first son
the third son
the second son
WHOSE LINE IS THIS?
" One time again I have nothing to eat,/but one dry bread to break"
TI JEAN
MI JEAN
BOLOM
THE DEVIL
GROS JEAN
WHOSE LINE IS IT?1.
“What do you want from the poor?”
THE BOLOM
THE MOTHER
GROS JEAN
TI JEAN
MI JEAN
WHO SAID THE FOLLOWING: “God has forgotten where he put us”
MI JEAN
GROS JEAN
TI JEAN
THE MOTHER
“Here crawling up your skirt” was said by _______
THE BOLOM
THE MOTHER
MI JEAN
TI JEAN
“I have a message for a woman with three sons” WAS SAID BY ____________
THE DEVIL
THE BOLOM
THE WEREWOLF
THE CRYING CHILD
“I have a message for a woman with three sons” was said by _________
THE BOLOM
THE MOTHER
THE DEVIL
THE WEREFOLF
“The Devil has sent us another of his angels” can be used as evidence to support the theme of ______
poverty
religion
love and family relationship
"One time again I have nothing to eat,/but one dry bread to break”can be used to support the theme of ____
religion
superstition
love and family relationship
poverty
[Evening. Rain. The heights of a forest. A CRICKET, a FROG, a FIREFLY, a BIRD. Left, a hut with bare table, an empty bowl, stools. The MOTHER waiting]
THE ABOVE IS AN EXAMPLE OF __________
stage direction
dialogue
monoloque
prologue
[Crash of cymbals. Shrieks, thunder. The CREATURES cower as the DEVIL with his troop of fiends, the Werewolf, the Diablesse, the BOLOM somersault and dance across the stage. The sky is red]
THE DRAMATIC EFFECT OF THE ABOVE STAGE DIRECTION IS TO CREATE _________
TENSION BY INCREASING THE AUDIENCES' FEAR THROUGH SUSPENSE
RELEASE TENSION BY MAKING THE AUDIENCE LAUGH
COMIC RELIEF BY BREAKING THE TENSION
DRAMATIC IRONY
BOLOM [Leaping, hiding]: Here, in the bowl!
Here, sitting on a stool!
Here, turning in a cup!
Here, crawling up your skirt!
WHAT IS THE DRAMATIC SIGNIFICANCE OF WORDS AND THE ACTIONS OF THE BOLOM?
CREATE SUSPENSE AND ADD TENSION IN THE SCENE.
PROVIDE COMIC RELIEF/HUMOUR AND TO BREAK THE TENSION IN THE SCENE.
PROVIDE DRAMATIC IRONY
CREATE SYMPATHY FOR HIMSELF
[A weird light shows the BOLOM. Shrieks]
THE FOLLOWING STAGE DIRECTION CONTAINS INFORMATION THAT BENEFITS THE ______
THE ACTOR PLAYING THE BOLOM AND THE LIGHT TECHNICIAN
THE ACTOR PLAYING THE BOLOM AND THE SOUND TECHNICIAN
THE ACTOR PLAYING THE BOLOM AND THE COSTUME DESIGNER
THE ACTOR PLAYING THE BOLOM AND THE SET DESIGNER.
[TI-JEAN steps back into the hut]
THE STAGE DIRECTION ABOVE PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR THE _________
ACTOR
LIGHT TECHNICIAN
SET DESIGNER
STAGE MANAGER
[Increased drum roll to climax]
IS INTENDED FOR THE ______
ACTOR
SOUND MANAGER
LIGHTING TECHNICIAN
COSTUME DESIGNER
[ Thunder]
THIS IS MEANT FOR ________
ACTOR
SOUND MANAGER
LIGHTING TECHNICIAN
COSTUME DESIGNER
"They were frightened of his skin,
Powdery as leprosy,
Like the pock-marked moon,
Afraid of his dead eye,
That had no fire in it..."
WHAT DEVICE OF COMPARISON IS USED IN THE SENTENCE ABOVE?
METAPHOR
PERSONIFICATION
SIMILE
