Monday, June 01, 2009

Brian's Song Test

Copy and paste the below quesitons in a word document, answer and turn in on Thursday, June 4th. One word answers will result in an automnatic zero (0) , minimum of 3 to 5 sentences.

  1. How does the author show—not tell—the reader about the new complications in the plot?
  1. What would you do if you had a friend who you sensed needed medical attention?


  1. Do you think Coach Halas is making a fair and good decision here? Why or why not?

  1. Why do you think Brian likes to tell jokes, even in tense, difficult situations?

  1. How do the stage directions foreshadow that the coaches have bad news?

  1. How does Gale’s offer to speak to the team show that he is changing? What earlier event foreshadows the fact that Gale can give a speech?

  1. What does the cut from the hospital room to the playing field emphasize?

  1. Knowing that Joy was very upset in the hospital and now has an urgent call for Gale, what prediction might you make?

  1. What does the author mean when he says that Gale probably wishes he were “strong enough to cry”?

  1. How does the playwright build suspense by telling the audience the bad news before Brian learns the truth?

  1. Compare what Gales does here for Brian with what Brian did for him in Part One. How are the actions similar?

  1. How does the closing of the blinds represent the resolution of the drama?

  1. Why do you think the narrator closes with emphasis on how Brian lived rather than how he died?

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