Questions below are about the following story: The Right Thing to Do Characters (in order of appearance): JESSICA—a sixth-grade girl, Amy's friend GROUP OF FRIENDS—a group of sixth-grade girls AMY—a sixth-grade girl, Jessica's friend SALES CLERK—a clerk in the store Amy and Jessica visit Scene 1 (1) Jessica stands with a group of friends on the school steps. The group is chatting and laughing. Amy approaches from stage right. (2) AMY: Jessica! Jessica! (3) JESSICA: (turning away from her friends and taking a step toward Amy) Hi, Amy. What's up? (4) AMY: I'm headed to the mall, and I... Show more Questions below are about the following story: The Right Thing to Do Characters (in order of appearance): JESSICA—a sixth-grade girl, Amy's friend GROUP OF FRIENDS—a group of sixth-grade girls AMY—a sixth-grade girl, Jessica's friend SALES CLERK—a clerk in the store Amy and Jessica visit Scene 1 (1) Jessica stands with a group of friends on the school steps. The group is chatting and laughing. Amy approaches from stage right. (2) AMY: Jessica! Jessica! (3) JESSICA: (turning away from her friends and taking a step toward Amy) Hi, Amy. What's up? (4) AMY: I'm headed to the mall, and I thought you might want to come. (5) JESSICA: Why me? I thought we weren't friends anymore. (6) AMY: (waving her hand and shaking her head) That old fight? Ancient history. So … do you want to come or not? (7) JESSICA: (glancing back at her friends) Sure. I'll come. Just give me a minute. (8) Jessica runs back and talks with her friends for a moment, then rejoins Amy. Amy and Jessica exit stage right. Scene 2 (9) Amy and Jessica are looking at a shelf full of lipstick in a cosmetics store in the mall. (10) AMY: Look at this one, Jess. Don't you just love this color? (She picks up a lipstick tube.) (11) JESSICA: It's nice, but I like this one better.(She picks up a different tube of lipstick.) (12) A sales clerk enters from stage left. (13) SALES CLERK: (stopping by the girls) Can I help you ladies find something? (14) AMY: Oh, no. We're just looking. (15) JESSICA: Thank you, though. (16) SALES CLERK: Okay. Well, let me know if you need anything. (He/she exits stage right.) (17) AMY: So, which one are you going to get? (18) JESSICA: (looking at the floor and shaking her head) I'm not getting one. They're a little spendy for me. Besides, I'm saving up for something special. (19) AMY: (laughing) Who said anything about money? (She slips her favorite lipstick into her pocket.) I didn't ask you which one you were going to buy. I asked which one you were going to get. So, which one will it be? (20) JESSICA: But—but—that's stealing! (21) AMY: Look at all these tubes of lipstick. They'll never miss a couple. (22) JESSICA: (looking around nervously) What if that sales clerk comes back and catches us? (23) AMY: You worry too much. (She picks up two tubes of lipstick.) Now, was this the one you liked? Or was it this one? Never mind. We'll take them both. (She slips them both into her pocket.) (24) JESSICA: Amy! This is wrong. We shouldn't be doing this. (25) AMY: (glaring at Jessica) Do you even want to be my friend again? It sure doesn't sound like it. (26) JESSICA: Of course I want to be your friend. It's just— (27) AMY: Then come on. Let's go. (She starts to walk away, and then turns and looks back.) Are you coming? (28) JESSICA: Fine. (She follows Amy.) But what if the alarm goes off? (29) AMY: For a couple of tubes of lipstick? Not gonna happen. Now, follow me. And for heaven's sake, don't look so nervous. (30) The girls exit stage right. Scene 3 (31) Jessica reenters the cosmetics store from stage right. She stops at the shelf of lipsticks and looks around. The sales clerk enters from stage left. (32) JESSICA: Excuse me … (33) SALES CLERK: (stopping) Did you need help with something? (34) JESSICA: Yes. (She looks at the floor.) My friend who was just with me, um, she took—well, actually, she stole three tubes of lipstick. I'm not okay with that. So, um, I wanted to pay for them. (35) SALES CLERK: That's impressive. I've never seen that happen before. And kids take stuff from this store all the time. What made you come back? (36) JESSICA: (shrugging) I don't know. I guess it was just the right thing to do. Show less
Questions below are about the following story:
The Right Thing to Do
Characters (in order of appearance): JESSICA—a sixth-grade girl, Amy's friend GROUP OF FRIENDS—a group of sixth-grade girls AMY—a sixth-grade girl, Jessica's friend SALES CLERK—a clerk in the store Amy and Jessica visit
Scene 1 (1) Jessica stands with a group of friends on the school steps. The group is chatting and laughing. Amy approaches from stage right. (2) AMY: Jessica! Jessica! (3) JESSICA: (turning away from her friends and taking a step toward Amy) Hi, Amy. What's up? (4) AMY: I'm headed to the mall, and I thought you might want to come. (5) JESSICA: Why me? I thought we weren't friends anymore. (6) AMY: (waving her hand and shaking her head) That old fight? Ancient history. So … do you want to come or not? (7) JESSICA: (glancing back at her friends) Sure. I'll come. Just give me a minute. (8) Jessica runs back and talks with her friends for a moment, then rejoins Amy. Amy and Jessica exit stage right.
Scene 2 (9) Amy and Jessica are looking at a shelf full of lipstick in a cosmetics store in the mall. (10) AMY: Look at this one, Jess. Don't you just love this color? (She picks up a lipstick tube.) (11) JESSICA: It's nice, but I like this one better.(She picks up a different tube of lipstick.) (12) A sales clerk enters from stage left. (13) SALES CLERK: (stopping by the girls) Can I help you ladies find something? (14) AMY: Oh, no. We're just looking. (15) JESSICA: Thank you, though. (16) SALES CLERK: Okay. Well, let me know if you need anything. (He/she exits stage right.) (17) AMY: So, which one are you going to get? (18) JESSICA: (looking at the floor and shaking her head) I'm not getting one. They're a little spendy for me. Besides, I'm saving up for something special. (19) AMY: (laughing) Who said anything about money? (She slips her favorite lipstick into her pocket.) I didn't ask you which one you were going to buy. I asked which one you were going to get. So, which one will it be? (20) JESSICA: But—but—that's stealing! (21) AMY: Look at all these tubes of lipstick. They'll never miss a couple. (22) JESSICA: (looking around nervously) What if that sales clerk comes back and catches us? (23) AMY: You worry too much. (She picks up two tubes of lipstick.) Now, was this the one you liked? Or was it this one? Never mind. We'll take them both. (She slips them both into her pocket.) (24) JESSICA: Amy! This is wrong. We shouldn't be doing this. (25) AMY: (glaring at Jessica) Do you even want to be my friend again? It sure doesn't sound like it. (26) JESSICA: Of course I want to be your friend. It's just— (27) AMY: Then come on. Let's go. (She starts to walk away, and then turns and looks back.) Are you coming? (28) JESSICA: Fine. (She follows Amy.) But what if the alarm goes off? (29) AMY: For a couple of tubes of lipstick? Not gonna happen. Now, follow me. And for heaven's sake, don't look so nervous. (30) The girls exit stage right.
Scene 3 (31) Jessica reenters the cosmetics store from stage right. She stops at the shelf of lipsticks and looks around. The sales clerk enters from stage left. (32) JESSICA: Excuse me … (33) SALES CLERK: (stopping) Did you need help with something? (34) JESSICA: Yes. (She looks at the floor.) My friend who was just with me, um, she took—well, actually, she stole three tubes of lipstick. I'm not okay with that. So, um, I wanted to pay for them. (35) SALES CLERK: That's impressive. I've never seen that happen before. And kids take stuff from this store all the time. What made you come back? (36) JESSICA: (shrugging) I don't know. I guess it was just the right thing to do.
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