Lizzie Borden Article #6
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
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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CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
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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CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
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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CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
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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CCSS.RL.11-12.6
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
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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CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
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