Question

dialogue is the spoken conversation between characters in a play. what characters say and how they say it reveals their personality, creates conflicts, and advances the plot. dialogue also shows us how characters develop, or change, during the play.directions: read the excerpt from a play. then, answer the questions.marcus: so, are you ready for saturday or what?keith: saturday? whats saturday?marcus: whats saturday? are you serious? the concert! i got the tickets!keith: man, i told you i had to work on saturday—its our busiest day at the hospital. i said i could go on friday.marcus: yeah, i know, but there were no tickets for friday. so, i got these for saturday. just call in sick or something. who cares? no big deal!keith: i cant just call in sick. im a vet tech. people and animals are depending on me. and were understaffed. look, i know you really want to go to the concert, and im sorry. i want to go, too. shakes his head but i cant. pauses, thinking wait—dont you have to work on saturday?marcus: yeah, but im blowing off my job. pauses, turns to leave dude, whatever. i knew you cared more about that job than me. ill just go with somebody else.1. __ what does the dialogue reveal about marcus?a. he gets the days of the week confusedb. he is clever.c. he is irresponsible.d. he is responsible2. what does the dialogue reveal about keith?a. he takes his responsibilities seriouslyb. he doesnt like marcusc. he doesnt want to go to the concert.d. he regrets that marcus got the tickets3. __ what does marcu

Explanation:

1. For question 1: Marcus suggests Keith call in sick to skip work for the concert, showing he disregards Keith's work responsibilities, which points to him being irresponsible.
2. For question 2: Keith refuses to call in sick, stating people and animals depend on him and the hospital is understaffed, demonstrating he takes his job duties seriously.

Answer:

1. c. He is irresponsible.
2. a. He takes his responsibilities seriously.