Question

I Am American
by Jennifer Tibbets
TIME: Present.
SETTING: Bare stage.
AT RISE: MAX LITTLEFOOT stands center.Behind him, THREE SILHOUETTES standreaching upward toward the sky. As MAXLITTLEFOOT begins his speech,SILHOUETTES enact Amerindian dance tooffstage drumbeat.
MAX LITTLEFOOT: I am American. Myancestors have lived on this land since memorybegan. My tribal elders speak of a large turtlethat rose out of the sea. This Turtle Island—Earth—provides everything we need. Myancestors could read the earth. They saw ascuff in the dirt and would find deer to hunt.They smelled the thawing riverbanks and knewsalmon were on their way upstream to spawn.They touched the rough bark of a pine and itwould become a strong wigwam.
My ancestors were here before America was,when America was Turtle Island. Now we liveon a reservation called Indian Island. There isstill anger about how my people were treated.This is where I come from, though . . . it’s what Iknow, whatever it’s called. Tree roots don’tknow the difference. Neither do I. I amAmerican.
(Drumbeat stops. MAX exits right.JANE BRADFORD enters left and walks downleft.
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A)
Which is the best description of thestructure of this play?
(1 point)
heightened drama at an epic, tragic
scale
descriptive soliloquies accompanied
by illustrative movement
rapid farce with rhythmic action,
entrances, and exits
naturalistic dialogue between
characters in a realistic setting

Answer 1

descriptive soliloquies accompanied by illustrative movement

Max delivers a solo speech (soliloquy) about his heritage while silhouetted figures enact the imagery, matching the second description.