What is a major difference between the accounts presented in the primary source article "Prominent Farmer Robbed and Killed" and the secondary source Midnight Assassin ?
Read the excerpt from Midnight Assassin . As Glaspell struggled to understand and describe Margaret Hossack, her accounts alternated between those that portrayed Margaret Hossack as maternal and frail—anxious to see her family; tired and worn by the course of events—and those that depicted her as lacking in the typical emotional and feminine traits—not hysterical, but emotionless and dry-eyed; not weak, but determined and willful; not soft-featured, but square-jawed and hard. The excerpt supports the idea that the newspaper stories Glaspell wrote about Margaret Hossack were
Read the excerpt from Midnight Assassin . 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. Which best describes the excerpt?
How does Midnight Assassin differ from the primary source article "She Prepares to Fight" in its portrayal of Mrs. Hossack?
How is Mr. Hossack portrayed similarly in both Midnight Assassin and the article "Indicted Her for Murder"?
Read the excerpt from Midnight Assassin . At the coroner’s inquest, most of the Hossacks and their neighbors were tight-lipped about their knowledge of the turbulent family history. In 1900, communities largely ignored or tolerated domestic abuse, and no significant public discourse on the issue existed. Which words support the idea that the excerpt is an opinion?
Read the excerpts from Midnight Assassin and Glaspell’s newspaper article "She Prepares to Fight." Midnight Assassin: But reports soon surfaced that Hossack had abused and threatened his family, and for years his wife had gone to the neighbors to complain of his behavior. “She Prepares to Fight”: 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. Which excerpt is biased and why?
What is a key difference in the purpose of the articles by Susan Glaspell and Midnight Assassin ?
Which element is excluded in the articles by Susan Glaspell and the excerpt from Midnight Assassin ?
What is a key similarity between the accounts presented in the primary source article "Indicted Her for Murder" and the secondary source Midnight Assassin ?
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