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TI-JEAN AND HIS BROTHERS THE PROLOGUE

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

WHAT IS A PROLOGUE?

a)

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.

b)

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.

c)

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.

d)

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.

2.

Who wrote the play?

a)

Mark Mc Watt

b)

V.S. Naipaul

c)

Derek Walcott

d)

Olive Senior

3.

How many brothers were featured in the play?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

4.

Which brother defeated the Devil?

a)

Mi-Jean

b)

Ti-Jean

c)

Bolom

d)

Gros Jean

5.

Which brother was characterized by his strength?

a)

Gros-Jean

b)

Mi-Jean

c)

Ti-Jean

d)

Bolom

6.

Which creature was not represented in the play?

a)

cricket

b)

grasshopper

c)

frog

d)

firefly

7.

This play can be categorized as all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

An allegory

b)

A folktale

c)

A Pantomime

d)

a Caribbean fairy tale

8.

Mi-Jean considered himself:

a)

A servant

b)

A defender of people

c)

An Intellect

d)

A Hero

9.

Ti-Jean is the protagonist in the play . He is

a)

the forth son

b)

the first son

c)

the third son

d)

the second son

10.

WHOSE LINE IS THIS?

" One time again I have nothing to eat,/but one dry bread to break"

a)

TI JEAN

b)

MI JEAN

c)

BOLOM

d)

THE DEVIL

e)

GROS JEAN

11.

WHOSE LINE IS IT?1.

“What do you want from the poor?”

a)

THE BOLOM

b)

THE MOTHER

c)

GROS JEAN

d)

TI JEAN

e)

MI JEAN

12.

WHO SAID THE FOLLOWING: “God has forgotten where he put us”

a)

MI JEAN

b)

GROS JEAN

c)

TI JEAN

d)

THE MOTHER

13.

“Here crawling up your skirt” was said by _______

a)

THE BOLOM

b)

THE MOTHER

c)

MI JEAN

d)

TI JEAN

14.

“I have a message for a woman with three sons” WAS SAID BY ____________

a)

THE DEVIL

b)

THE BOLOM

c)

THE WEREWOLF

d)

THE CRYING CHILD

15.

“I have a message for a woman with three sons” was said by _________

a)

THE BOLOM

b)

THE MOTHER

c)

THE DEVIL

d)

THE WEREFOLF

16.

“The Devil has sent us another of his angels” can be used as evidence to support the theme of ______

a)

poverty

b)

religion

c)

love and family relationship

17.

"One time again I have nothing to eat,/but one dry bread to break”can be used to support the theme of ____

a)

religion

b)

superstition

c)

love and family relationship

d)

poverty

18.

[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 __________

a)

stage direction

b)

dialogue

c)

monoloque

d)

prologue

19.

[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 _________

a)

TENSION BY INCREASING THE AUDIENCES' FEAR THROUGH SUSPENSE

b)

RELEASE TENSION BY MAKING THE AUDIENCE LAUGH

c)

COMIC RELIEF BY BREAKING THE TENSION

d)

DRAMATIC IRONY

20.

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?

a)

CREATE SUSPENSE AND ADD TENSION IN THE SCENE.

b)

PROVIDE COMIC RELIEF/HUMOUR AND TO BREAK THE TENSION IN THE SCENE.

c)

PROVIDE DRAMATIC IRONY

d)

CREATE SYMPATHY FOR HIMSELF

21.

[A weird light shows the BOLOM. Shrieks]




THE FOLLOWING STAGE DIRECTION CONTAINS INFORMATION THAT BENEFITS THE ______

a)

THE ACTOR PLAYING THE BOLOM AND THE LIGHT TECHNICIAN

b)

THE ACTOR PLAYING THE BOLOM AND THE SOUND TECHNICIAN

c)

THE ACTOR PLAYING THE BOLOM AND THE COSTUME DESIGNER

d)

THE ACTOR PLAYING THE BOLOM AND THE SET DESIGNER.

22.

[TI-JEAN steps back into the hut]


THE STAGE DIRECTION ABOVE PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR THE _________

a)

ACTOR

b)

LIGHT TECHNICIAN

c)

SET DESIGNER

d)

STAGE MANAGER

23.

[Increased drum roll to climax]


IS INTENDED FOR THE ______

a)

ACTOR

b)

SOUND MANAGER

c)

LIGHTING TECHNICIAN

d)

COSTUME DESIGNER

24.

[ Thunder]


THIS IS MEANT FOR ________

a)

ACTOR

b)

SOUND MANAGER

c)

LIGHTING TECHNICIAN

d)

COSTUME DESIGNER

25.

"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?

a)

METAPHOR

b)

PERSONIFICATION

c)

SIMILE