Sojourner Truth

Question

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 to answer the question.

What conclusions can you draw from the fact that the final words of the play are spoken from offstage? Select the two correct answers.

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Responses

Rebecca is running late for the meeting. She rushes offstage to catch the next train, which is why the words are spoken from off stage.
Rebecca is running late for the meeting. She rushes offstage to catch the next train, which is why the words are spoken from off stage.

Having the words spoken offstage helps emphasize that even though the play is ending, the struggle for women’s rights will continue.
Having the words spoken offstage helps emphasize that even though the play is ending, the struggle for women’s rights will continue.

Having the words spoken offstage helps emphasize that Rebecca does not care about her mother or what happens to her.
Having the words spoken offstage helps emphasize that Rebecca does not care about her mother or what happens to her.

Having the words spoken offstage helps emphasize that the struggle for women’s rights did not have a large audience at the time the play is set.
Having the words spoken offstage helps emphasize that the struggle for women’s rights did not have a large audience at the time the play is set.

Rebecca represents the younger generation who is ready for change, and won’t wait for her mother, who represents the older generation that will be left behind if they don’t join the struggle.

Answer 1

Based on the context provided in the passage about the play, the two correct conclusions you can draw from the fact that the final words of the play are spoken offstage are:

1. Having the words spoken offstage helps emphasize that even though the play is ending, the struggle for women’s rights will continue.

2. Rebecca represents the younger generation who is ready for change, and won’t wait for her mother, who represents the older generation that will be left behind if they don’t join the struggle.

These conclusions reflect the ongoing nature of the women's rights movement and highlight the generational divide regarding attitudes toward activism and change.