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What was the narrator's emotional state after committing the crime of hurting the cat?
What was the narrator's emotional state after committing the crime of hurting the cat?
Why did the narrator hang the cat?
Why did the narrator hang the cat?
What was the narrator's reaction when he hung the cat?
What was the narrator's reaction when he hung the cat?
What happened on the night of the day the narrator hung the cat?
What happened on the night of the day the narrator hung the cat?
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What did the narrator and his wife have to do when the house caught fire?
What did the narrator and his wife have to do when the house caught fire?
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What was the state of the narrator's house after the fire?
What was the state of the narrator's house after the fire?
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What was the narrator's attitude towards the destruction of his house?
What was the narrator's attitude towards the destruction of his house?
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What was the narrator's perspective on the loss of his worldly possessions?
What was the narrator's perspective on the loss of his worldly possessions?
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What did the narrator do on the day after the fire?
What did the narrator do on the day after the fire?
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What was the narrator's ultimate emotional response to the events that occurred?
What was the narrator's ultimate emotional response to the events that occurred?
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Study Notes
Design for Drama: Short Plays Based on American Literature
- Published by the Office of English Language Programs, United States Department of State, Washington, DC, and first published in 1983 by the United States Information Agency.
- Reprinted in May 1994 and 2005.
- A collection of radio and television plays based on American literature, featuring characters that come to life and speak directly to the reader.
The Plays
- The Marriages: By Henry James, set in the Victorian era, about a young girl's strong reactions to her widowed father's impending marriage.
- The Furnished Room: By O. Henry, set in the lower west side of New York City at the turn of the century, about a young man's plight when he falls hopelessly in love.
- The Devil and Tom Walker: By Washington Irving, set in New England, about Tom Walker, who makes a deal with the Devil and suffers the consequences.
- The Black Cat: By Edgar Allan Poe, about a pitiful character named Ignatius Groper, an alcoholic who destroys everything around him and eventually himself.
- A Horseman in the Sky: By Ambrose Bierce, set in the southern United States during the Civil War, about a young soldier named Carter Druse who makes a heartbreaking decision.
- Richard Cory: By Edwin Arlington Robinson, based on a poem, about a man's suicide and the possible reasons behind it.
Suggested Teacher Guidelines
- Intended for radio and television, but can be adapted for classroom use.
- Teachers can assign students roles and have them perform as directors and actors.
- Can record the play and play it back for students to improve pronunciation and comprehension.
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Description
This quiz is based on a reading proficiency series that uses short plays from American literature to improve English language skills. It is designed for high intermediate to advanced level students of English as a foreign language.
