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Jaws of the Water
ACT TWO
At rise we see DAD, TINA, and MARK rushing in and out of the living room. Each enters carrying important items—such as sleeping bags, rain gear, and gallons of water—, sets them down, and exits. All three come in together, and MOM bursts through the front door.
DAD: Where’s the water now?
MOM: As high as the car’s wheels.
DAD: We’d better go.
MOM: We can’t. The car’s dead.
DAD: What?
MOM: The water is up to the engine; it won’t start.
TINA: Oh, no!
MARK: What can we do?
DAD: I don’t know. (He looks through the window.) It isn’t raining now.
MOM: The water is still rising. The levee must have broken.
TINA: Will we drown?
MARK: Can’t we swim away?
DAD: No! That’s too dangerous. What we need is a boat!
MARK: I wish we had one!
TINA: We’re going to drown!
DAD: (reaching to hug her) No, honey. We’ll just go upstairs. If we have to, we’ll climb onto the roof. (to Mark) Let’s get jugs of water and the camp stove upstairs. I’ll get the canned food out of the basement.
MOM: Be careful! (She smiles and nods as DAD waves a flashlight and exits. MOM turns to MARK and TINA, gripping each child’s shoulder.) Listen to me. None of us is going to be hurt. Do you hear me? No one will be hurt! The worst that will happen is we’ll be cold and wet for a while. (She looks from one to the other.) We’re together, and we’re in our home. We have water and food, and we can climb above the rising water. But just as importantly, we aren’t alone! Other people—our friends and neighbors—are living through this flood with us.
Little by little, everyone will work together to make sure no one is harmed. We’re part of a community. Our family is much larger than just the four of us!
(DAD returns, dripping wet and carrying a box of canned food.)
MARK: Here, let me help you.
1. At what point in the play is the action taking place in the excerpt from Jaws of the Water? (1 point)
the very beginning of the play
the end of the first act
at the beginning of act two
a minute before the end of the play
2. Which BEST describes the setting of the play? (1 point)
the barn of a ranch in the colorado mountains
the garage of a home in a river town
the living room of a home in a river town
the living room of a home on the shore of Lake Erie
3. According to the stage directions, how many people are on stage at rise in act two? (1 point)
4
3
2
1
4. Which character in the play delivers a monologue?
(1 point)
Mom
Dad
Tina
Mark
5. Based on what the mother tells her children, what kind of attitude would you say she has? (1 point)
negative
cynical
bland
positive
6. Which sound device is used in the title of the play? (1 point)
rhythm
consonance
assonance
alliteration
7. What word BEST describes the mood of the play excerpt? (1 point)
happy
nervous
mournful
enraged
Read the selection below and answer the questions that follow with the BEST answer.
The Great Flood of ‘93
In all of recent American history, there has been no worse river flooding than what occurred on the Mississippi River between late June and the middle of August in 1993. Record flooding affected communities from Minnesota to Missouri. Iowa and Illinois joined those states as the hardest hammered by the floods. At St. Louis, Missouri, the river crested at 49.6 feet—more than nineteen feet above “flood stage.” It was six feet higher than any level that had been recorded before.
Of the 1,300 levees that had been built to contain Mississippi River floods, more than 1,000 failed. Almost 50,000 homes were damaged or destroyed, and more than 70,000 people had to move because of the floods. Damage was estimated to be between 15 and 20 billion dollars. Worst of all, 52 people lost their lives in the great flood of 1993.
8. What kind of writing is “The Great Flood of ‘93″? (1 point)
drama
expository
poetry
short story
9. Which sentence from “The Great Flood of ‘93″ contains an example of figurative language? (1 point)
Iowa and Illinois joined those states as the hardest hammered by the floods.
Record flooding affected communities from Minnesota to Missouri.
Damage was estimated to be between 15 and 20 billion dollars.
Worst of all, 52 people lost their lives in the great flood of 1993.
10. In 1993, how deep were the floodwaters of the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Missouri? (1 point)
as deep as a basketball net
deeper than a one-story building
deeper than a 40-story building
as deep as a coal mine
11. Which BEST paraphrases the first sentence of “The Great Flood of ‘93″? (1 point)
The Mississippi River flood in 1993 was the worst river flood in American history.
The flood of 1993 was the worst river flood ever.
The Mississippi River flood was destructive, costing both money and human lives.
It is hard to imagine a flood worse than the one that happened in 1993.
12. Where is a comma needed in the following sentence? “Put the follow
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1. According to one theory, who were the earliest people to come to the Americas?
(Points: 5)
African tribesmen
Asians
Roman warriors
Vikings
2. Use the map to answer the following question.
Which of the following identifies the area where the Anasazi lived?
(Points: 5)
A
B
E
F
3. What river flows from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico?
(Points: 5)
Missouri River
Mississippi River
Ohio River
Columbia River
4. What is something that the Columbian Exchange brought to Native Americans?
(Points: 5)
new techniques for building homes
better health
domestic animals they had never seen
very seaworthy ships
5. What was the main reason for founding Jamestown?
(Points: 5)
religious freedom
new food sources
to honor King James
so investors could make money
6. Why were the founders of the Plymouth Colony called pilgrims?
(Points: 5)
Plymouth was the area of England where they had lived.
They believed they were destined for success.
Several of the families were named Pilgrim.
They believed they were making a religious journey.
7. What was one result of the Sugar Act, the Quartering Act, and the Stamp Act in the period following the French and Indian War?
(Points: 5)
additional revenues for both Britain and the colonies
the French were kept from resuming the fighting
the colonies assisted the Indians and maintained peace
increased tension between Britain and the colonies
8. Why did the British think American colonists should be taxed?
(Points: 5)
to contribute to Britain’s costs for American defense
to contribute to British colonization
to support the mother country
to show who had financial authority
9. What document promotes the idea that people are created equal and are entitled to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
(Points: 5)
Bill of Rights
U.S. Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
10. Which group of events occurred during the American Revolution?
(Points: 5)
Group A
Group B
11. Who was commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution?
(Points: 5)
George Washington
Nathanael Greene
Benedict Arnold
John Paul Jones
12. Which statement about the U.S. Constitution is true?
(Points: 5)
It named George Washington as the first president of the United States.
It is the longest-lived plan for representative government in history.
It is modeled on the Magna Carta, the world’s oldest effective plan for representative government.
It was Thomas Jefferson’s masterpiece.
13. What documents did John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison write to persuade people to adopt the new Constitution?
(Points: 5)
Constitution Communication
Federal Reform Papers
Declaration of Constitutional Issues
Federalist Papers
14. Which branch of government declares war, approves constitutional amendments, and begins impeachment proceedings?
(Points: 5)
executive
legislative
judicial
Central Intelligence Agency
15. What is one challenge that George Washington and the nation faced during his presidency?
(Points: 5)
building a fleet of ships to protect the coast
putting the nation’s finances in order
determining the representation from each state
eliminating political parties founded during the Constitutional Convention
16. What doubled the size of the United States?
(Points: 5)
the Florida Cession
the Lewis and Clark expedition
the Louisiana Purchase
the Missouri Compromise
17. Which statement explains what the Federalist Party believed about government?
(Points: 5)
The Supreme Court should be the most powerful branch of government.
Powers not given to the federal government belong to the states.
Political power should be in the hands of the elite.
There should be a strong federal government.
18. What part of the Constitution guarantees individual and other rights?
(Points: 5)
the Twelfth Amendment
Article 2
the Preamble
the Bill of Rights
19. Which of the following is not related to the War of 1812?
(Points: 5)
writing the Star Spangled Banner
signing a treaty with Canada
fighting the Battle of New Orleans
burning Washington
20. What describes the period following the War of 1812 in the United States?
(Points: 5)
nationali
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8. What was not an element of Abraham Lincoln’s platform in 1860?
stopping the spread of slavery
building a transcontinental railroad
passing a homestead act for western settlement
reducing tariffs on foreign goods
9. What was one reason South Carolina gave for its decision to secede?
to avoid paying federal taxes
to uphold the rights of property owners
to break its contract with the federal government
to form its own military
10. What were Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, and Oregon part of during the Civil War?
Union states
border states
organized territories
Confederate states
11. Which border state’s loyalty to the Union was critical to keeping Washington, D.C. from being surrounded by the Confederacy?
Maryland
West Virginia
Delaware
Kentucky
12. Which is accurate in regard to the North’s and the South’s strengths at the beginning of the Civil War?
The North’s well-established government gave it a distinct advantage.
The South produced the vast majority of food crops in the United States.
The North had numerous experienced military officers to lead its army.
The South’s superior railroads gave it a distinct advantage.
13. Which was not a strength of the South at the beginning of the Civil War?
motivation
cotton for profitable export
miles of railroad tracks
military colleges
14. Who were George McClellan, Winfield Scott, and John Pope?
military leaders from border states
Union military leaders
military leaders from organized territories
Confederate military leaders
15. How did the Civil War begin?
with a Confederate attack on Fort Sumter, South Carolina
with a battle in Charleston harbor
with a Union attack on Fort Sumter, South Carolina
with the Battle of Hampton Roads
16. What had Abraham Lincoln expected before the First Battle of Bull Run?
The Union could continue with both free states and slave states.
The South could easily be defeated.
He would have to recruit many more soldiers.
Slaves would rebel and join the Northern forces.
17. What was the Union goal at the battles of Hampton Roads, Shiloh, and New Orleans?
freeing slaves
achieving the surrender of forts
controlling trade arteries
capturing Southern generals
18. What happened when newer, more accurate weapons were used against close-order formations at Antietam?
The South won and moved north to Gettysburg.
The North won and quickly followed Lee’s troops into Virginia.
Both sides suffered huge losses.
Neither side could be considered victorious.
19. How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the meaning of the Civil War?
The Emancipation Proclamation secured voting rights for black property holders in both the North and South.
The goal of the war changed from freeing slaves to eliminating slavery in new states and territories.
The Emancipation Proclamation freed Southern troops from their military commitments so they could return home.
The goal of the war changed from saving the Union to saving the Union and eliminating slavery.
20. Which statement describes the Union victory achieved at Vicksburg on July 4, 1863?
Burning houses forced inhabitants to surrender.
Forced starvation brought the Union control of the Mississippi River.
Small skirmishes resulted in a major victory.
Retreating Southern troops left the city under Union control.
21. Why did Robert E. Lee decide to engage Northern forces at Gettysburg?
He wanted to avoid the heat in the South.
He thought it would give some of the Southern cities time to recover.
He planned to recruit reinforcements in the border states along the way.
He felt only bold action could save the Southern cause.
22. Which best describes Lincoln’s message in this section of the Gettysburg Address?
The nation would soon form a new government.
Democracy and the United States would last.
An educated citizenry was essential to freedom.
The war would not last much longer.
23. What is General William Tecumseh Sherman best known for?
recruiting Southerners to turn against the Confederacy
gaining a Union victory in Atlanta and marching to the sea, destroying everything in his path
achieving two victories at Bull Run
running against Abraham Lincoln in the election of 1864
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