Anya's Game
Scene 1
(A living room. PAPA seated, reads a book His daughter,
ANYA enters, dropping her backpack to the floor.
Startled, PAPA looks up]
ANYA:
[Frowning, throws her arms up/Papa, I have such a
colossal amount of stress! I'm so worried that I can't
think. I don't have my class presentation ready, and it's
due tomorrow! I need to tell about a game that was
played before there were electronic games. It can't be
about a sport, and I don't want to write about
something boring. I want my presentation to be
extraordinary! But I haven't found the right game yet.
PAPA:
[Kindly amused] Well now, when I was growing up in
India, some of the games we played have been played
for thousands of years. We had a lot of fun.
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Read the underlined lines on page 2. Why
are these lines Important to the plot?
They describe the main problem that Anya
and Papa must solve.
They explain why Anya is worried about
accepting Papa's suggestion.
They hint that Anya will find Papa's game to
be helpful in the end.
They show that Anya and Papa have an
uneasy relationship.
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