Details That Reveal Perspective: Fiction/Drama Practice Test

Use the excerpt to answer the question.

Afternoon. A small science lab. Beakers, posters. DR. PHELPS, a researcher, stares at a failed experiment result. INTERN MADDIE holds a clipboard.

MADDIE: We can try again.

DR. PHELPS: We can, but the grant clock doesn’t.

MADDIE: It’s just one trial.

DR. PHELPS: It’s one more proof that the universe doesn’t care about my deadlines.

MADDIE: That’s dramatic.

DR. PHELPS: Dramatic is pretending time is fair.

What do the bolded details reveal about Dr. Phelps’s perspective?

Answer the question based on the following original drama excerpt.

Noon. A college office. A diploma hangs crookedly. PROFESSOR KLINE sits behind a desk stacked with essays. AMINA stands, backpack still on.

PROFESSOR KLINE: Your paper is passionate.

AMINA: Passion doesn’t get points.

PROFESSOR KLINE: It can, when it’s disciplined.

AMINA: I disciplined it. You just didn’t like what it said.

PROFESSOR KLINE: That’s not fair.

AMINA: Fair is a word people use when they want you to stop asking for proof.

PROFESSOR KLINE: You’re accusing me of bias.

AMINA: I’m naming the air in the room.

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