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Read the excerpt from the article "Mrs. Hossack’s Parting Plea."
It is universally believed at Indianola that if Mrs. Hossack did not murder her husband she knows who did.
Which most supports the idea that the excerpt is an opinion?
It contains information and ideas that can be proven using objective evidence.
It contains a situation that has not actually occurred and is purely hypothetical.
It contains the word "universally," which suggests a judgment has been made.
It contains the word "knows," which suggests that the evidence can be proven.
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c
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What is a key difference in the purpose of the articles by Susan Glaspell and Midnight Assassin?
The articles attempt to persuade the reader of Mrs. Hossack’s guilt, while Midnight Assassin attempts to persuade the reader of Mrs. Hossack’s innocence.
The articles tell the ongoing story of the Hossack trial as it unfolded, while Midnight Assassin offers a reflection of the events as they occurred in the past.
The articles inform the reader of the Hossack trial in vivid and descriptive detail, while Midnight Assassin simply summarizes the key events of the Hossack trial.
The articles are designed to entertain the reader with a horrific story about a murder trial, while Midnight Assassin attempts to persuade the reader that the articles are inaccurate.
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b
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Which most supports the fact that Trifles is written in a realistic style?
The characters are portrayed as in real life.
The audience is actually involved in the play.
The setting is presented in an unusual way.
The characters are formal and exaggerated.
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a
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Which element is excluded in the articles by Susan Glaspell and the excerpt from Midnight Assassin?
the names of Mrs. Hossack’s lawyers
information about the Hossack family
how the Hossack children handled the trial
possible murder motives of Mrs. Hossack
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c
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Read the excerpt from William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
PUCK How now, spirit! whither wander you?
FAIRY Over hill, over dale,
Thorough bush, thorough brier,
Over park, over pale,
Thorough flood, thorough fire,
I do wander everywhere,
Swifter than the moon’s sphere; And I serve the fairy queen,
To dew her orbs upon the green.
Which of the following traits supports the fact that A Midsummer Night’s Dream is an experimental drama?
The characters engage the audience in the drama.
The characters have creative and active imaginations.
The characters are presented in new or unusual ways.
The characters are portrayed as they appear in real life.
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c
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Read the excerpt from Midnight Assassin.
As Glaspell struggled to understand and describe Margaret Hossack, her accounts alternated between those that portrayed Margaret Hossack as maternal and frail—anxious to see her family; tired and worn by the course of events—and those that depicted her as lacking in the typical emotional and feminine traits—not hysterical, but emotionless and dry-eyed; not weak, but determined and willful; not soft-featured, but square-jawed and hard.
The excerpt supports the idea that the newspaper stories Glaspell wrote about Margaret Hossack were
clear and well-researched.
objective and emotionless.
consistent and fact-based
inconsistent and opinion-based.
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d
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Read the excerpt from Midnight Assassin.
At the coroner’s inquest, most of the Hossacks and their neighbors were tight-lipped about their knowledge of the turbulent family history. In 1900, communities largely ignored or tolerated domestic abuse, and no significant public discourse on the issue existed.
Which words support the idea that the excerpt is an opinion?
most, largely, no significant
ignored, tolerated, existed
Hossacks, neighbors, abuse
tight-lipped, ignored, issued
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a
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Which is a trait of readers’ theater?
The audience members read aloud from books they have brought.
The audience becomes actively involved in the play in some way.
The actors read or recite lines before an audience with no setting.
The actors speak spontaneously without rehearsing beforehand.
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c
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Read the excerpt from the article "Prominent Farmer Robbed and Killed."
A farmer named Hossack was struck over the head and killed by unknown parties, at his home a few miles out from Bedford.
Which most supports the idea that the excerpt is factual?
It suggests that the killer is unidentified.
It contains judgmental words and ideas.
It is presented as merely a hypothesis.
It can be proven using objective evidence.
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d
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Which is a trait of participatory drama?
The storyline is sentimental with stereotypical characters.
The setting and characters are portrayed as in real life.
The audience itself is involved in the play in some way.
The actors recite lines before an audience with no setting.
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c
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