Question 1
Drag and drop the words into the correct locations:
Evidence of a literary text’s tone can be found in the language characters use and shifts in attitudes between characters.
Question 2
Drag each item to the correct location:
Things that create mood:
- two parents stressed over finances, being interrupted by a happy child
- a larger moor at dusk
Things that create tone:
- a bitter, sarcastic remark by a grieving wife
- two servants in distress, carrying lanterns
Question 3
What theme is suggested by the repetition of the line “I am American?”
- Americans come from many different backgrounds.
Question 4
Which details in the text connect to the subject of Americans working hard at difficult jobs? Select the two correct answers.
- Bethany McLaughlin’s ancestors laying streetcar tracks
- Shana Bloomstein’s ancestors fleeing attacks
Question 5
What themes are suggested in the second part of the play, in which characters make very short, overlapping speeches? Select the two correct answers.
- Americans have such similar stories that they blend together.
- There are many different paths to becoming American.
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