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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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How is Mr. Hossack portrayed similarly in both Midnight Assassin and the article "Indicted Her for Murder"?

A
He is portrayed as a manipulative man with a great many enemies.
B
He is portrayed as an unsuccessful man with very few admirers.
C
He is portrayed as a man who is dedicated to his family.
D
He is portrayed as a well-known man in his community.
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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?

A
It is a fact because it can be proven using objective evidence.
B
It is a fact because it cannot be proven using objective evidence.
C
It is an opinion because it can be proven using objective evidence.
D
It is an opinion because it cannot be proven using objective evidence.
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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.
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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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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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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?

A
The first excerpt, because it does not indicate whether the reports were accepted as evidence in the case.
B
The first excerpt, because it contains assumptions that may have affected the writer’s beliefs about Mr. Hossack.
C
The second excerpt, because it contains nothing that can be proven with objective evidence.
D
The second excerpt, because it appears to contain a prejudice that may have affected the writer’s beliefs about Mrs. Hossack.
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A sentimental drama with stereotypical characters is known as

A
realistic.
B
melodrama.
C
participatory.
D
experimental.
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Read the excerpt from William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.PUCK How now, spirit! whither wander you? FAIRY Over hill, over dale, Thorough bush, thorough brier, Over park, over pale, Thorough flood, thorough fire, I do wander everywhere, Swifter than the moon's sphere; And I serve the fairy queen, To dew her orbs upon the green. Which of the following traits supports the fact that A Midsummer Night’s Dream is an experimental drama?

A
The characters engage the audience in the drama.
B
The characters have creative and active imaginations.
C
The characters are presented in new or unusual ways.
D
The characters are portrayed as they appear in real life.
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A drama in which the characters and setting are presented in typical and real-world ways is known as

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

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