Interpreting a Source Text: A Production of Trifles — Quiz
Question 19 • English Language Arts 11
Read the following scene from Trifles . MRS. HALE ( resentfully ) : I don’t know as there’s anything so strange, our takin’ up our time with little things while we’re waiting for them to get the evidence. ( She sits down at the big table, smoothing out a block with decision. ) I don’t see as it’s anything to laugh about. MRS. PETERS ( apologetically ) : Of course they’ve got awful important things on their minds. ( Pulls up a chair and joins Mrs. Hale at the table.) How would an audio recording most likely convey the characters’ emotions during this scene?
Answer
A
with the act of Mrs. Peters joining Mrs. Hale at the table
B
with a close-up on each woman’s face
C
with the sound effect of a chair sliding across the floor
D
with a change in each character’s tone of voice
Explanation
An audio recording communicates emotion mainly through sound, especially the actors’ vocal delivery. Mrs. Hale’s resentful tone and Mrs. Peters’s apologetic tone would reveal how each woman feels. A close-up and the characters’ movements are visual or physical details, not ways audio alone conveys emotion.
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