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AssignmentMultiple Choice

The True Story behind Trifles

Question 1 • DRHS American Literature and Composition

How does Glaspell’s purpose differ in the two accounts? In the play, she wants to

Answer
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create doubts about the suspect, while in the article she wants to report only the facts.
B
create full, well-rounded characters, while in the article she creates simple characters.
C
explore how women respond to the suspect, while in the article she wants to show who supports the woman and who does not.
D
show the suspect as being concerned with trivialities, but in the article she wants to show the suspect as focusing on the big picture.
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