Serial Review Quiz

Sarah Koenig first hooks or grabs the attention of the listener in the first few seconds by…

• Statement of facts and explaining personal connection
• Statement of facts and reciting a quote about justice
• Personal connection and telling an imaginary scenario
• Personal connections and reciting a quote about justice

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Sarah Koenig most vividly illustrates her point that it is very hard to account for your time in a detailed way by…

• Trying it herself
• Having Adnan explain what he did for an hour after school in 1999
• Having teenagers try it and then play a recording of their responses
• Having teenagers try it then reporting their answers

Rabia Chaudry contacted Sarah Koenig to help out with the case because

• She knew Sarah Koenig could turn it into a popular podcast
• She knew Sarah Koenig had done an article on Adnan’s lawyer in the past
• She knew Sarah Koenig had “white privilege” and could get the files she needed
• She knew Sarah Koenig had handled a similar story in the past

"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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"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 is she trying to get at by saying, “not a Moor exactly, but a Muslim all the same…?”

• 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 Muslims are today

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“I later fact checked all these accolades, of course, and learned that Rabia was mostly right, though she sometimes gets a little loosey-goosey with the details.” How does Sarah Koenig’s use of the phrase “a little loosey-goosey” inform the reader?

• the negative connotation informs the reader that Koenig does not trust Rabia’s details and finds Rabia to be
• the negative connotation informs the reader that Koenig finds Rabia to be manipulative
• the positive connotation informs the reader that Koenig generally trusts Rabia and finds Rabia’s incorrect
• the positive connotation informs the reader that Koenig trusts Rabia’s side of the story without any questions

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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 Koenig later (in episode 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 him.
• 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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“Hae has got a crush on Don….Don has blue eyes and blonde hair and a Camero and she really, really likes him….At one point, she writes Adnan’s name in giant block letters made out of tiny little Adnans and underneath that does the same thing with Don. Giant letters made up of Dons. On another page, she writes Don’s name 127 times. 127 Dons.” What literary device does Sarah Koenig employ here?

• imagery
• metaphor
• simile
• symbolism

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What Adnan and Hae have in common that Adnan 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 both played sports
• They both had mutual friends