Elements of Drama in The Miracle Worker, Acts II and III
Question 13 • * SY2025-26 - 1001040 M/J Language Arts 2 Sem 1 CR
Read this excerpt from The Miracle Worker.(As soon as they locate her voice they throng joyfully to her, speaking all at once; ANNIE is down on her knees to the smallest, and the following are the more intelligible fragments in the general hubbub.)CHILDREN: There’s a present. We brought you a going-away present, Annie!ANNIE: Oh, now you shouldn’t have –CHILDREN: We did, we did, where’s the present?SMALLEST CHILD [MOURNFULLY]: Don’t go, Annie, away.Which of these statements provides the best summary of the scene?
Answer
A
The girls, wearing their customary plain dresses, enter the room and encourage Annie to stay.
B
The girls give Annie her present and crowd around her lovingly, with everyone sharing their thoughts.
C
The girls greet Annie enthusiastically, eager to share their present and their desire for her to stay.
D
The girls are disappointed that their friend is leaving, but they are kind and wish her well.
Explanation
The children crowd around Annie joyfully, tell her they brought a going-away present, and one child asks her not to leave. Choice C includes both their excitement about the present and their wish for Annie to stay. Choice B goes too far because the excerpt says they brought a present, but does not show them giving it to her.
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