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Which is a trait of participatory drama?

A
The storyline is sentimental with stereotypical characters.
B
The setting and characters are portrayed as in real life.
C
The audience itself is involved in the play in some way.
D
The actors recite lines before an audience with no setting.
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What is a key similarity between the accounts presented in the primary source article "Indicted Her for Murder" and the secondary source Midnight Assassin?

A
Both suggest that Mrs. Hossack’s attorneys do not actually believe in her innocence.
B
Both suggest that a nearby neighbor had a history of heated arguments with Mr. Hossack.
C
Both suggest that Mrs. Hossack may have had a possible motive for killing her husband.
D
Both suggest that the Hossack children had likely motives for killing Mr. Hossack.
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A sentimental drama with stereotypical characters is known as

A
realistic.
B
melodrama.
C
participatory.
D
experimental.
4

Which best describes a drama written in an experimental style?

A
The author uses language that is unusual for the time period.
B
The themes presented are creative and highly controversial.
C
The actors conduct a variety of experiments while onstage.
D
The setting and characters are presented in unusual ways.
5

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

A
clear and well-researched.
B
objective and emotionless.
C
consistent and fact-based
D
inconsistent and opinion-based.
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What is a key difference in the purpose of the articles by Susan Glaspell and Midnight Assassin?

A
The articles attempt to persuade the reader of Mrs. Hossack’s guilt, while Midnight Assassin attempts to persuade the reader of Mrs. Hossack’s innocence.
B
The articles tell the ongoing story of the Hossack trial as it unfolded, while Midnight Assassin offers a reflection of the events as they occurred in the past.
C
The articles inform the reader of the Hossack trial in vivid and descriptive detail, while Midnight Assassin simply summarizes the key events of the Hossack trial.
D
The articles are designed to entertain the reader with a horrific story about a murder trial, while Midnight Assassin attempts to persuade the reader that the articles are inaccurate.
7

Read the excerpt from the article "Mrs. Hossack's Parting Plea."It is universally believed at Indianola that if Mrs. Hossack did not murder her husband she knows who did.Which most supports the idea that the excerpt is an opinion?

A
It contains information and ideas that can be proven using objective evidence.
B
It contains a situation that has not actually occurred and is purely hypothetical.
C
It contains the word “universally,” which suggests a judgment has been made.
D
It contains the word “knows,” which suggests that the evidence can be proven.
8

Read the excerpt from the article "Prominent Farmer Robbed and Killed."A farmer named Hossack was struck over the head and killed by unknown parties, at his home a few miles out from Bedford.Which most supports the idea that the excerpt is factual?

A
It suggests that the killer is unidentified.
B
It contains judgmental words and ideas.
C
It is presented as merely a hypothesis.
D
It can be proven using objective evidence.
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Which element is excluded in the articles by Susan Glaspell and the excerpt from Midnight Assassin?

A
the names of Mrs. Hossack’s lawyers
B
information about the Hossack family
C
how the Hossack children handled the trial
D
possible murder motives of Mrs. Hossack
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Which is a trait of readers’ theater?

A
The audience members read aloud from books they have brought.
B
The audience becomes actively involved in the play in some way.
C
The actors read or recite lines before an audience with no setting.
D
The actors speak spontaneously without rehearsing beforehand.

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