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The True Story behind Trifles — Quiz

Question 1 • English Language Arts 11

What is a key similarity between the accounts presented in the primary source article "Indicted Her for Murder" and the secondary source Midnight Assassin ?

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

Explanation

Both accounts present circumstances that could give Mrs. Hossack a motive to kill her husband, including conflict in their marriage and her unhappy home life. This does not establish that she committed the murder; it is a similarity in the possible motives discussed. The accounts do not both point to the children or a neighbor as having the relevant motive, nor do they share the claim that her attorneys doubt her innocence.

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