AnswersMO-English Language Arts 11 B-CRInterpreting a Source Text: A Production of Trifles

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Which of the following statements from Glaspell’s newspaper articles are opinions? Check all that apply.

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“The assault was probably committed by burglars.”
B
“She was locked up in the county jail here last night at 8:30.”
C
“At half past ten o’clock the grand jury made formal announcement that it had indicted Mrs. Hossack for the murder of her husband, John Hossack.”
D
“Though past 50 years of age, she is tall and powerful and looks like she would be dangerous if aroused to a point of hatred.”
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“The awful crime of which Mrs. Hossack stands accused is still fresh in the minds of every newspaper reader in Iowa.”
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In Midnight Assassin, Patricia Bryan and Thomas Wolf write, “Hossack and his wife, Margaret, had nine children, including five, ranging in age from thirteen to twenty-six, who were in the house at the time of the assault.” Is this a fact or an opinion? How can you tell?

A
It is an opinion, because the authors have no way of knowing who was in the house when Hossack was assaulted.
B
It is an opinion, because the authors are imagining the scene in order to make the events more vivid for the reader.
C
It is a fact, because the ages and locations of the Hossack children can be verified by primary source documents or eyewitness accounts from the time of the murder.
D
It is a fact, because secondary sources contain only facts, never opinions.
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fact opinion

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fact
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How does this fact support the feminist ideas in the play?

A
It supports the idea that women were carefully protected by their neighbors.
B
It supports the idea that women’s perspectives were not taken seriously.
C
It supports the idea that women of the period often complained about their husbands.
D
It supports the idea that women’s perspectives were respected and taken into consideration.
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Which source is more objective, Trifles or Glaspell’s newspaper articles?

A
Trifles is more objective because it contains more reliable eyewitness accounts than Glaspell’s newspaper articles do.
B
Trifles is more objective because it contains more factual information and personal commentary than Glaspell’s newspaper articles do.
C
Glaspell’s newspaper articles are more objective because they contain more factual information and fewer opinions than Trifles does.
D
Glaspell’s newspaper articles are more objective because they contain more factual information and personal commentary than Trifles does.

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