Serial Podcast Unit

I read a few newspaper clips about the case, looked up a few trial records. And on paper, the case was like a Shakespearean mashup-- young lovers from different worlds thwarting their families, secret assignations, jealousy, suspicion, and honor besmirched, the villain not a Moor exactly, but a Muslim all the same, and a final act of murderous revenge. And the main stage? A regular old high school across the street from a 7-Eleven.

From the passage above, what literary device as a part of author’s craft does Sarah Koenig use?

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• allusion

• foreshadowing

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"And on paper, the case was like a Shakespearean mashup-- ... the villain not a Moor exactly, but a Muslim all the same, and a final act of murderous revenge. "

What is Sarah trying to get at with the quote above?

• That Moors from Shakespeare's time are ancient Muslim ancestors

• That Moors from Shakespeare's time and Muslims are known assassins

• That Moors from Shakespeare's time and Muslims show signs of honor

• That Moors from Shakespeare's time are often villainized as sometimes Muslims are today

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Prosecutor Kevin Urick told the jury in his opening statement, “He became enraged. He felt betrayed that his honor had been besmirched, and he became very angry, and he set out to kill Hae Min Lee.”

Sarah Koening later (ep 10) claims that the prosecutor uses the word choice "besmirched" to..

• bring to mind connotations of a word from the old country where honor killings happened

• bring to mind connotations of a trophy being tarnished since Hae was considered a trophy to Adnan

• bring to mind connotations of being dirty since the prosecutor wanted Adnan to seem dirty

• bring to mind connotations of reputation being ruined since Hae caused Adnan to ruin his reputation

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What key primary source is valid in determining what Hae and Adnan’s relationship was like?

• Adnan's first-hand account

• Hae's scholar-athlete video

• Adnan's journal

• Hae's diary

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Adnan and Hae’s relationship begins and ends with a ….

• school dance

• school athletic event

• entrance and exit from the magnet program

• entrance and exit from high school

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What Adnan and Hae have in common that Adnan’s cites as having the most appeal about being in a relationship with each other is…

• they both were in the magnet program

• they both had strict immigrant parents

• they played sports

• they had mutual friends

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If you wanted to prove that Adnan was unhealthily obsessed over Hae, which testimony would be the strongest evidence to use in your case?

• A quote from Aisha saying, “she would like to show me notes they shared…it was a relationship that was constantly secret”

• A quote from Hae saying, “How dare he get mad at me for planning to hang with Isha!"

• A quote from Aisha saying, “just the constant paging her if she was out, um, and he’s like, “Well I just wanted to know where you were.” And it’s like, “I told you where I was gonna be.”

• A quote from Hae saying, “Adnan dropped by Isha’s late. With carrot cake!”.

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The mood that is created in the Leakin Park visit can best be described as

• ominous and somber

• idyllic and happy

• serious and overwhelming

• welcoming and peaceful

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Which words does Koenig use to set the mood in Leakin park, episode 3? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

• It's huge, over 1000 Acres

• Reputation.. for the beauty of the woods... trails... nature center

• sadly... its (full of) dead bodies

• a macabre website dedicated to Baltimore murder lists

• on a freezing day we went... back into the woods

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Justin George

Look at it. I mean, the sign says a lot.

Sarah Koenig

It say’s “This area patrolled. Dumpers will be prosecuted.” You could barely read it. It’s hard to read a sign that’s covered in graffiti and pierced with seven bullet holes. In fact the cops found twenty cartridge casings in right about this spot when they collected evidence in 1999.

Sarah Koenig most likely includes this conversation and description to...

• Point out a situationally ironic sign because this park is known as a body dumping ground and to give details that will illustrate the dangers of being in this park

• Point out a dramatically ironic sign because this park is known as a body dumping ground and to give details that will illustrate the dangers of being in this park.

• Point out a situationally ironic sign because this park is known as a body dumping ground and to give details that will illustrate why Adnan wouldn’t have known where this park was located.

• Point out a dramatically ironic sign because this park is known as a body dumping ground and to give details that will illustrate why Adnan wouldn’t have known where this park was located.

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