Dramatic Structure Quick Check

Question

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Feature

Sojourner Truth
by Joanna Evans

The fight for suffrage drives a wedge between a spirited young woman and her mother. . . .

Characters

NARRATOR

REBECCA, 17 years old

MAMA, her mother

BEFORE RISE: NARRATOR enters, addresses audience.

NARRATOR: Did you know that women in the United States weren’t allowed to vote until 1920? That’s when the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, extending voting rights to all women. If you do your math, you’ll find that women couldn’t vote for nearly 150 years after our nation was created out of the Revolutionary War. . .talk about injustice!

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Question
Use the passage and instruction paragraph to answer the question.

Refer to the stage direction that shows Rebecca kneeling at Mama’s feet. Rebecca pleads with her mother to come with her to hear Truth speak.

What structural part of the play does this stage direction and dialogue represent?

(1 point)
Responses

rising action
rising action

falling action
falling action

climax
climax

exposition
exposition

Answer 1

The stage direction showing Rebecca kneeling at Mama’s feet and pleading with her to come with her to hear Truth speak represents the rising action of the play. This part of the narrative builds tension and develops the conflict between the characters, leading towards the climax.