1. Who Is Ivan Ilyitch Cherdyakov?

N ame Date THE SNEEZE Directions: Recall the events in Neil Simon’s play. Then answer the questions in phrases or sentences. 1. Who is Ivan Ilyitch Cherdyakov? ______2. What does Cherdyakov do during the play to embarrass himself? ______3. How does General Brassilhov react to Cherdyakov the next day? ______4. Why does Cherdyakov yell at the General? ______5. What happens to Cherdyakov at the end of the play? ______6. Visualize The scene or situation in the play that I could picture most vividly was ______The specific details I visualized the best were ______7. Draw Conclusions Besides the characters who act out the story of this play, there is another character called Writer. Circle the purposes this character serves in the farce. a. sneezes on the General d. moves around on stage b. comments on the action e.talks to the other characters c. tells what characters are thinking f.rewrites parts of the play 8. Analyze Farce A farce makes use of ridiculous situations, exaggerated behavior and language, and physical comedy to prompt laughter. A ridiculous situation in “The Sneeze” is ______An example of exaggerated behavior or language is ______An example of physical comedy is ______The element that made me laugh most was ______9. Identify Dramatic Irony Irony occurs when the audience or the reader knows more about a situation than the characters themselves know. Circle the situation that provides an example of dramatic irony. a. Cherdyakov loves the theater. b. Cherdyakov is a clerk in the Ministry of Public Parks. c. Cherdyakov goes to the General’s office to beg forgiveness. Tell what makes the situation ironic. ______