The Presentation

Question

CHARACTERS:
LIAM
DYLAN

Scene 1: Liam and Dylan are outside a building.

LIAM: I've been waiting for a long time in this hot weather. How can you be late? Why are you out of breath and sweating so much? It will make a bad impression on the judges.
DYLAN: I'm sorry. I tried calling you but—
LIAM: I don't want to hear your excuses. Let's go in; we are already late. I hope you brought my flash drive for the presentation.
(Both walk inside the building.)

Scene 2: Liam and Dylan are in a room full of people.

(Dylan connects a flash drive to the laptop and starts the presentation. Liam notices that there were some changes in the presentation. Everyone claps loudly when the presentation is over.)
LIAM: (in a better mood) Why didn't you use the flash drive I gave you yesterday?
DYLAN: Actually, after going home last night, I wanted to give the presentation some final touches. However, when I opened the file, I saw that it was blank. I tried calling you, but you did not answer your phone.
LIAM: (puzzled) Why was the file blank? Oh, no! Shery, our dog came running with a stick in her mouth, when I was saving the file. She dropped the stick at my feet and bounded toward the backyard. Maybe I forgot to save the file correctly before going out into the backyard.
DYLAN: Since I couldn't speak to you, I made another presentation based on the points we'd discussed earlier. That's why I was late this morning.
LIAM: I'm sorry for being irresponsible, Dylan. I'm glad you made a new presentation so quickly.
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Which statement is one of the themes of the drama?
A.
People should think before they speak rudely.
B.
People should depend on others to do their work.
C.
Making excuses is a bad habit.
D.
Learn from others’ mistakes.

Answer 1

A. People should think before they speak rudely.