1. What is the relationship between the two characters in this scene of the play?
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2. On what clues do you base your inference?
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3. Where are they?
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4. On what clues do you base your inference?
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5. What had happened before Stephanie came to see Toni?
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6. Why do you think so?
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7. What do you think will happen after this meeting?
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8. Which evidence tells you about that?
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9. “Of course, I won’t be Mrs. Winston very much longer. [There is a slight touch of real and
fake sadness in that last phrase.]” What did Stephanie expect to do when she stated
this?
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10. On what evidence do you base your inference?
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Toni: Oh, I understand, especially after he’s just had such a terrible marriage.
Stephanie: [Stiffening] Not so terrible! Our marriage, after all, lasted ten years and we still
have a very deep respect for each other.
11. From the above statements, what can you see in Stephanie’s marriage? Was it good?
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12. How did Stephanie feel to those words of Toni?
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13. What clues can help you infer that?
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14. “I’ve heard there’s a marvelous recording of uh [Try to think of something] of Horowitz’s
last concert. Do you have it?”
What does the pronoun “it” refer to?
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15. Toni: [Letting out a sharp breath of relief] Whew! That makes me very happy!
What does the referent “that” refer to?
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16. “Of course, I won’t be Mrs. Winston very much longer. [There is a slight touch of real and
fake sadness in that last phrase.]” What does the underlined word refer to?
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17. “Of course I don’t. Things between the doctor and me have become . . impossible.”
Who does the underlined word refer to?
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18. “I’ll remember that.” What does the underlined word refer to?
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19. Stephanie: Are you absolutely sure you love Julian?
Toni: You can’t ask that!
What does the underlined word refer to?
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20. Stephanie: I guess you do love him.
What does the underlined word refer to?
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