Question

narrator: tortoise cut hyena’s fur into different lengths. some stood straight up, some lay down flat, and some went the wrong way. then tortoise mixed many colors together and splattered them all over hyena. it was a good thing hyena could not see himself when tortoise was finished. his fur was a mix of dirty white, sad gray, and dull brown. he was the dullest - looking animal in africa, and he is still that way today. his dull, messy coat lets everyone know he is a mean and unpleasant animal.
1 what do the words in parentheses in the play tell the reader?
ⓐ when the events of the play take place
ⓑ which one of the characters is speaking
ⓒ what the actors are doing or how they sound
ⓓ in which act of the play the action takes place
2 what is the main setting of the play?
ⓐ tortoise’s home
ⓑ a small dirt road
ⓒ an african forest
ⓓ the narrator’s hut
3 read the sentence from act 1, scene 1.
but tortoise was a dreamer, and hyena was often able to catch him by surpr
think about the suffix -er. what is the meaning of dreamer above?
ⓐ one who dreams
ⓑ has bigger dreams
ⓒ dreams more often
ⓓ one who has the most dreams

Explanation:

Question 1

In plays, stage directions (words in parentheses) typically describe what actors do or how they sound (e.g., actions, tones). Option A is about time of events, B is about speaker identification (usually via character names, not parentheses), D is about act location (not parentheses’ role). So C matches.

The text says “the dullest - looking animal in Africa” and the story involves African animals (Tortoise, Hyena). Option A: no mention of Tortoise’s home. B: no small dirt road. D: no narrator’s hut. C (an African forest) fits the African setting with animals.

The suffix “-er” in “dreamer” means “one who does the action of the verb”. “Dream” + “-er” = one who dreams. Option B: “bigger dreams” is about degree, not “-er” meaning. C: “more often” is frequency, not “-er”. D: “most dreams” is superlative, not “-er”. So A is correct.

Answer:

C. what the actors are doing or how they sound

Question 2