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Answer The Following Based On The Play Martha Washington's Spy. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

What is significant about Martha's approach to talking with Besty?
a) It causes George Washington to change the way he speaks to others.
b) It allows Martha to show Betsy that her presence at the camp is unnecessary.
c) It allows Betsy to keep her motive hidden from George Washington.
d) It causes Betsy to feel comfortable sharing her reason for being near the camp.

In line 6, the playwright uses the comparison 'it's as plain as a dish of beans' most likely to emphasize that...
a) Betsy is dressed like a common farmer.
b) Betsy appears weary and hungry from her journey.
c) Betsy is obviously doing something suspicious.
d) Betsy's presence is insignificant.

How does the historical time period affect the plot?
a) By making Sam regret what he wrote to Betsy in a letter.
b) By forcing Silas to ask for help in dealing with a problem.
c) By leading Martha to need to speak to George away from others.
d) By causing Betsy to have to travel in order to communicate with Sam.

What is a central message in this play?
a) Sometimes it is difficult to correct a mistake.
b) It is important to rely on others for help.
c) Understanding a situation may take time and patience.
d) Ignoring advice from others can have harsh consequences.

How does the playwright develop George Washington's character through the dialogue in lines 37 through 42?
a) By revealing that Washington does not believe in keeping secrets from his soldiers.
b) By demonstrating that Washington considers the opinion of his wife.
c) By suggesting that Washington is suspicious of anyone unfamiliar to him.
d) By showing that Washington depends on his wife to identify spies.

Directions written in a script, usually italicized that indicate an action, not to be spoken.
a) Playwright
b) Script
c) Stage Directions
d) Plot

The story of the play, what is happening.
a) Plot
b) Script
c) Conflict
d) Flashback

A form of language use in which writers and speakers convey something other than the literal meaning of their words.
a) Figurative Language
b) Simile
c) Metaphor
d) Hyperbole

The voice and implied speaker of a fictional work, to be distinguished from the actual living author.
a) Playwright
b) Script
c) Narrator
d) Simile

The time and place of a literary work that establish its context.
a) Setting
b) Plot
c) Figurative Language
d) Metaphor

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