Comparing Text to Media Identify the choice that best answers the question
Which statement best describes the effect of beginning the radio play version of "Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed" with an excerpt from the middle
of the story text?
A. Starting with this excerpt quickly establishes Mars as a threat and creates a feeling of dread in the audience.
B. Because the excerpt is out of context, it makes little sense until the radio play reaches the middle of the plot.
o
C. Beginning in the middle of the plot makes the radio play seem more modern than the text.
O
D. The introductory excerpt sets up the audience to be surprised by the twist at the end of the plot.