RL.8.3 RCC Analyzing Dialogue and Incidents in Drama

You have read the iReady passage "from the Time Traveler". What odd statement does the Time Traveller make when he first sits down?

• The Time Traveller came to the place reserved for him without a word.

• He smiled quietly, in his old way. ‘Where’s my mutton?’

• . ‘What a treat it is to stick a fork into meat again!’

• ‘Story!’ cried the Editor.

You have read the iReady passage "from the Time Traveler". What two lines of the Time Traveller’s dialogu reveal important information about the story he is going to tell?

• ‘I’d give a shilling a line for a verbatim note,’ said the Editor. . . The Time Traveller devoted his attention to his dinner, and displayed the appetite of a tramp.

• . ‘I suppose I must apologize,’ he said. ‘I was simply starving. I’ve had a most amazing time. . .

• I will,’ he went on, ‘tell you the story of what has happened to me, if you like . . . I was in my laboratory at four o’clock, and since then . . . I’ve lived eight days . . . such days as no human being ever lived before!

• ‘Agreed,’ said the Editor, and the rest of us echoed ‘Agreed.’

You have read the iReady passage "from the Time Traveler". What shows that the other men are eager to hear the Traveller’s story?

• They refuse to let him finish his dinner.

• They agree to listen with no interruptions.

• They ask for proof that he has been time travelling.

• They agree to return after the Traveller has eaten and slept.

You have read the iReady passage "from the Time Traveler". What details support the inference that the men in the story believe that the scientist has been time traveling?

• ‘One word,’ said I. ‘Have you been time travelling?’ 5 ‘Yes,’ said the Time Traveller, with his mouth full, nodding his head.

• ‘I’d give a shilling a line for a verbatim note,’ said the Editor. . .

• ! I’m nearly worn out, but I shan’t sleep till I’ve told this thing over to you. Then I shall go to bed. But no interruptions! Is it agreed?’

• He sat back in his chair at first, and spoke like a weary man.

You have read the iReady passage "Don Quixote and The Comical History of Don Quixote". Part A What does the dialogue reveal about Sancho’s feelings toward Don Quixote?

• A Sancho respects Quixote even though he recognizes his mistakes.

• B Sancho is afraid of Quixote and what he might do.

• C Sancho thinks that Quixote should give up his dreams and return home.

• D Sancho believes that Quixote is dangerous to himself and to others.

You have read the iReady passage "Don Quixote and The Comical History of Don Quixote". Part B: Which word in this dialogue best supports the correct answer to Part A?

• Sancho peered across the plain. “What giants?” “Those there!” answered his master. “With the long arms.”

• “Your worship,” said Sancho, “what we see are not giants but windmills. What seem to be their arms are sails turned by the wind.”

• “It is easy to see,” replied Don Quixote, “that you are not used to adventuring.

• Those are giants. And if you are afraid, go and hide while I engage them in fierce and unequal combat.”

You have read the iReady passage "Don Quixote and The Comical History of Don Quixote". Part B: Which word in this dialogue best supports the correct answer to Part A?

• Sancho peered across the plain. “What giants?” “Those there!” answered his master. “With the long arms.”

• “Your worship,” said Sancho, “what we see are not giants but windmills. What seem to be their arms are sails turned by the wind.”

• “It is easy to see,” replied Don Quixote, “that you are not used to adventuring.

• Those are giants. And if you are afraid, go and hide while I engage them in fierce and unequal combat.”

You have read the iReady passage "Don Quixote and The Comical History of Don Quixote".

Read this line from the story. “Fortune favors us, dear Sancho,” said Don Quixote, gesturing toward the plain. “She has deemed us worthy to battle and slay these thirty—no, these forty—monstrous giants. Sweeping so evil a breed from the face of the earth is a righteous service.” How does seeing the windmills affect Don Quixote’s journey?

• A He decides the windmills are a sign that he should find and destroy forty giants.

• B He thinks he must visit the windmills to make his fortune.

• C The sight motivates him to go out and rid the earth of evil.

• D He thinks the windmills are giants that he is meant to do battle with.