Practice Test 6

Consider the drama excerpt.

Evening. A family dining room. A cake sits untouched. Candles are unlit. SAM, 17, stands near the doorway with a backpack. His mother, DIANE, holds a lighter.

DIANE: We waited.

SAM: I didn’t ask you to.

DIANE: It’s your birthday.

SAM: It’s a day.

DIANE: Sit.

SAM: I have to go.

DIANE: Where?

SAM: Anywhere.

DIANE: Why are you doing this?

SAM: Because if I stay, I’ll start believing this is all I’m allowed to be.

What do the bolded detail reveal about Sam’s perspective?

Answer the question based on the drama excerpt below.

Late night. A dorm hallway. A fire alarm has just stopped. Students drift back into rooms. PRIYA stands barefoot with a blanket around her shoulders. CAM, her roommate, scrolls on his phone.

CAM: False alarm again.

PRIYA: My heart doesn’t know the difference.

CAM: You’re safe.

PRIYA: Safe is not the same as calm.

CAM: You’re shaking.

PRIYA: My body keeps receipts my brain threw away.

CAM: From what?

PRIYA: From every time I was told “it’s nothing” and it was something.

What do the bolded details reveal about Priya’s perspective?