The manager escorted them to their boxa. without uttering a word. b. talking at the top of his voice. c. looking concerned. Sibyl stepped onto the stage amidst a. dead silence. b. a turmoil of applause. c. a storm of hissis and whistles. She was curiously a. nervous. b. listless. c. reserved. Sibyl seemed to them absolutely a. charming. b. talented. c. incompetent. The true test of any Juliet is a. a garden scene. b. a balcony scene. c. an interior scene. The common audience a. gave Sibyl a standing ovation. b. displayed no interest in the play. c. left after the second act. The last act was played to a. almost empty benches. b. half of the audience. c. the crowded house. Answer the questions. 1. How many spectators were there in the house when Dorian and his friends arrived? 2. How did each of them treat the manager? 3. Why did the youths take off their coats? 4. What was Dorian’s feeling of Sibyl? 5. What did Henry think when Sibyl appeared on the stage? 6. How did Basil greet her? 7. What was her dance like? 8. What was absolutely false about Sibyl? 9. Why was Dorian puzzled? 10. How did Sibyl present those wonderful lines? 11. What happened when the second act was over? 12. Why did Henry and Basil leave the house? Vocabulary focus
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