A Dead Woman's Secret

How did the daughter being a nun impact the story?

• The daughter being a nun did not affect the story in any way.

• Because the daughter was a nun, she became furious that her mother had an affair.

• She felt conflicted about her mother having an affair because she is a nun and affairs go against her beliefs.

• Because the daughter was a nun she wasn't mad that her mother had an affair, and it didn't affect the story.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

How did the magistrate (brother) feel about the affair?

• The brother was furious about his mothers affair.

• He was conflicted by the affair.

• He was neutral about his mothers affair.

• He reacted positively to his mothers affair.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How did the siblings perspective change about their mother over the course of the text?

• They loved her at first, but became neutral later

• They hated throughout the text

• They were happy throughout text

• They went from mourning/ celebrating her life to despising her and her actions

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How do the letters impact the text?

• The letters change how the siblings view their mother negatively

• The letters bring the siblings closer to their mother.

• The letters didn't have that big of an impact on the siblings opinions of their mother.

• The letters change how the siblings view their mother positively.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How does the author develop the priest's point of view?

• The priest views death as a job, which is revealed by contrasting his actions with the sibling's genuine grief.

• The author doesn't develop the priest's point of view.

• The priest is genuinely affected by the mother's death as well.

• The priest views death as an opportunity to make the magistrate his ally, which is indicated by the priest's false praise of the mother.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6