Lizzie Borden Article #6

How does the first paragraph of the news story hook the reader?

• A. By foreshadowing the verdict in the trial

• B. By beginning with the thesis of the story

• C. By revealing Lizzie Borden’s motive for committing murder

• D. By implying that Lizzie Borden’s sister knows she committed the murders

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What is the rhetorical effect of the anaphora used in the second paragraph? [“Still more surprises, more contradictions, more

arguments…”]

• A. It reveals a sense of frustration with how the case has been handled.

• B. It shows that the case has captured the public’s interest.

• C. It emphasizes that the trial is taking much longer than expected.

• D. It gives insight as to how the public views the verdict.

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What does the writer mean by, “That jury needs watching”?

• A. The jury needs to be secluded even more.

• B. The jury is not to be trusted.

• C. The jury’s physical well-being isn’t being taken into consideration.

• D. The jury may leak key evidence to the public.

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Matron Hannah Reagan is described as “a very zealous witness for the prosecution, with a bulky encyclopedia easily and

readily tapped by the counsel for the government, but which is drier than a bone and is hard to penetrate when assaulted by

the counsel for the defense”? Which word best describes her character based upon this description?

• A. Credible

• B. Unwavering

• C. Intimidating

• D. Demanding

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What does the writer mean when he writes, “The prosecution has been cursed by the over-zeal of its witnesses, and the good lady who nervously spoke her piece today, remembering too much for one side and not enough for another, is a fair type of the silly pride which goes before a fatal fall”?

• A. The prosecution has been hurt by the enthusiasm of their witnesses, which could lead to their loss in the case.

• B. The prosecution hasn’t taken into consideration the strategy of the defense, which could cause them to lose.

• C. The prosecution hasn’t called the right witnesses in the case, which has hurt their case.

• D. The prosecution hasn’t thoroughly prepared their witnesses for testifying in court, and this lack of preparation has hurt

  their case.

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