Function of POV: Fiction/Drama Practice Test
•15 QuestionsIn the following original drama excerpt, perspective is shaped by a character who misinterprets a physical action while the audience is shown the action’s true cause.
DRAMA EXCERPT:
A dim hallway outside an apartment. A door with peeling paint. A single ceiling bulb flickers.
SIMON stands with a bouquet. JESS opens the door a crack.
JESS: What do you want?
SIMON: To apologize.
JESS’s phone buzzes loudly. She flinches and shoves it into her pocket.
SIMON: Still jumping at messages?
JESS: It’s nothing.
In the pocket, the phone screen faces the audience. The notification reads: “LANDLORD: FINAL NOTICE.”
JESS (to the audience, aside): Let him think it’s a person. It’s easier than letting him see the math.
SIMON: I knew it. He’s still bothering you.
Question: The function of the perspective created by the visible phone notification and JESS’s aside is primarily to
In the following original drama excerpt, perspective is shaped by a character who misinterprets a physical action while the audience is shown the action’s true cause.
DRAMA EXCERPT:
A dim hallway outside an apartment. A door with peeling paint. A single ceiling bulb flickers.
SIMON stands with a bouquet. JESS opens the door a crack.
JESS: What do you want?
SIMON: To apologize.
JESS’s phone buzzes loudly. She flinches and shoves it into her pocket.
SIMON: Still jumping at messages?
JESS: It’s nothing.
In the pocket, the phone screen faces the audience. The notification reads: “LANDLORD: FINAL NOTICE.”
JESS (to the audience, aside): Let him think it’s a person. It’s easier than letting him see the math.
SIMON: I knew it. He’s still bothering you.
Question: The function of the perspective created by the visible phone notification and JESS’s aside is primarily to