The Borden Murders

Which definition best matches the use of the word butcher in paragraph 4?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

How does the photograph support an important detail in the excerpt?

• By demonstrating that Lizzie had a difficult trial

• By showing not everyone believes Lizzie was guilty

• By revealing which people supported Lizzie

• By explaining how protest helped free Lizzie

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

The author organizes the excerpt by -

• describing the outcome of the murder trial and how people responded

• comparing life before and after the murders

• presenting the events of the murders in connection with the song

• explaining how other people treated Lizzie Borden

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

In paragraph 13, the word doggerel means?

• an exaggeration

• a poem

• a comic verse

• a fabricated story

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Read the sentences from paragraph 4.

Based on these sentences, the reader can conclude that Lizzie Borden’s -

• life was never the same

• life was spent in hiding

• pride never recovered

• family would not take her in

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which quotation best conveys the author’s message?

• Year after year, she listened to them butcher her family’s tragic past.

• Miss Lizbeth’s sensational murder trial, the jury’s momentous decision, the time she spent behind bars, none of that mattered.

• Friends, even those who had testified to her innocence, quietly broke away.

• Every man, woman, and child in Fall River knew perfectly well who the Globe’s pointing finger accused.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is most likely the reason the author wrote the book?

• To criticize the trial and point out its many flaws

• To show the reader how Lizzie Borden was treated

• To convince the reader of Lizzie Borden’s innocence

• To recall how the Borden Murders happened

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Why did the author include the children's rhyme throughout the article?

Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3