Evaluating: the passage above is almost entirely made up of dialogue, as is much of the story
it comes from. choose another story from the post war voices emerge unit that contains
extensive dialogue, and write an essay comparing and contrasting the role of dialogue in the
two stories. which author do you think uses dialogue more effectively?

June and sylvio speak to mr. teller in the driveway of their farmhouse. it is raining hard, and they all carry umbrellas. a dog sits on the steps of the house. june: we didn’t think you’d be coming back for the puppy. mr. teller: i said i would when i dropped the puppy off. sylvio: yes, but that was months ago. we thought you’d be back for the puppy in a couple days. now she’s a full-grown dog. we have raised her ourselves, we built her her own doghouse, and we love her. mr. teller: but she’s my dog. i only dropped her off at your house for safekeeping since i had to go out of town on business. now i’m back and i want my dog back. what is the setting of this play? a basket a farm a doghouse a trip

According to the study, a is when you string one quote after another in an essay without connecting them

Lines 47–56: determine the central idea of these lines