Read the following excerpt from a play:ROBERT (Jumps up, knocking over his chair) You want to talk about this now? We can talk about it right now!Which assumption about Robert is most likely true based on the stage directions?A.He is upset by the sensitive nature of the discussion.B.He is easily frightened and wants to run away.C.He is surprised that someone snuck up on him.D.He is clumsy, and he is embarrassed about having knocked over the chair.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read the following excerpt from a play:ROBERT (Continues crossword puzzle without looking up) Ouch, looks like that must hurt. Why don't you lie down while I call the ambulance?Which assumption about Robert is most likely true based on the stage directions?A.He is more concerned with action than emotions.B.He is empathetic and cool under pressure.C.He is not worried about the seriousness of the injury.D.He is upset about being interrupted and doesn't hide his anger.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read the following character introduction from a drama:GEOFF enters, stage right. He marches across the kitchen and drops his pack in the middle of the floor. He opens and closes the refrigerator and a few cupboards, slamming the last one closed. He grabs a chair, straddling it backward, and drums his fingers on the table. He watches the door until MIRIAM enters.Which assumption about Geoff is best supported by this excerpt?A.He has just come home from college and is waiting to surprise his mother.B.He is confused and can't follow through on something he has begun.C.He has not been in this house before and must wait for the owner to arrive.D.He is impatient and expects someone else to take care of him.

Professor Ralph is conducting observational research to see what test taking behavior is like in her class. She thinks that students who sit in the front will keep their eyes on their own test, and students in the back will peek at their neighbors' tests. She usually walks around the room during the test.She notices that when she walks in the back, students sitting there seem to abruptly shift their seating position. She interprets those students as behaving sketchily, but when students in the front do it, she thinks they must have come to an insight about a question and that's why they moved. In other words, she is interpreting the behavior in a way that matches her expectations. This is an example of __.Group of answer choicesobserver biasreactivityobserver effectparticipant observation PreviousNext

Read the following excerpt from a play:High school gym decorated for a dance, characters milling around the dance floor; DEV enters stage left dressed in a powder-blue ruffled tuxedo.MEGAN (With horror) Dev! I thought you were kidding when you said you would wear that!DEV (Backs away slowly, hanging his head) What was I thinking?!DEV runs off, stage left.How does the author most clearly convey the sense that Dev feels embarrassed?A.By including stage directions that indicate Dev's body languageB.By indicating when characters enter and leave the stageC.By describing Dev's costume in the stage notesD.By using scenery to support the settingSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

What is Shakespeare trying to warn us about in this play?