The Eye of the Beholder

The stage directions included in the Production note indicate that Janet is

• physically healthy

• recovering from a surgical procedure

• excited about events to come

• frightened about events to come

The stage directions describing the nurse's voice indicate what feeling toward Janet?

• compasionate (wants to help her)

• disgusted

• disinterested and uncaring

• afraid

Janet's dialogue in Scene 8 is important becuase it shows that

• Janet has been suffering for a long time.

• Janet has given up on getting help.

• Janet does not know she looks different.

• Janet does not want to have any more operations.

From Janet's dialogue in Scene 20, the reader can infer that

• Janet believes she is the same as everyone else.

• Janet does not want to be seen by others.

• Janet is afraid of the doctor.

• Janet feels alone because of her differences.

In Scene 21 Janet's tone (how she sounds) is first__________ and then changes to ____________.

• begging and pleading to angry

• sad to joyful

• disgusted to bored

• surprised to frustrated

The stage directions in Scene 39 indicate

• Janet's surgery has been successful.

• Janet's surgery has not been successful.

• Janet has not had her bandages completely removed.

• The nurse believes Janet now looks like her.

One theme suggested by the teleplay is

• friendship is valuable in life

• forgiveness can change a person

• society is often unkind to those who are different

• accepting the way things are brings contentment

Why do the stage directions for most of the teleplay have the medical staff in shadow?

• It allows the audience to imagine what they look like.

• The hospital does not have a powerful electrical source.

• The staff does not want to be seen by the patients.

• Janet does not want to look at the doctors.

The Leader's dialogue is important because it

• helps Janet figure out how to escape

• helps the reader/viewer understand the conflict in the story

• tells the doctors what to do with Janet after the operation

• helps the reader/viewer understand why the doctors look the way they do

Based on Smith's dialogue in Scene 74, the reader can infer

• the village is a cruel and vicious place

• the villagers are not used to people like Janet

• the villagers will not accept Janet

• the villagers will accept Janet into their community