Read the following excerpt from a speech: Your honor, the accused young woman is not the guilty
party here, but the victim. She was manipulated into the
crime by her friend, who is the real mastermind of the
robbery. If she were found guilty, it would send a terrible
message to other young people that they are responsible
for the bad actions of their friends.
By ending the speech this way, what reaction does the speaker most likely
expect from the audience?

A. To consider the wider implications of the situation.
B. To condemn the young woman’s friend.
C. To examine a concrete reason the young women is innocent.
D. To identify with the young women’s situation.

What is darrow’s main argument and the claims he makes in this excerpt? a. darrow argues that even if the boys are horrible monsters, their deaths will not solve the problems of society; he claims that society wants the boys to be executed because people enjoy watching public executions. b. he argues that the people who should be held responsible for the crime are leopold’s and loeb’s parents since they neglected their sons; he claims that leopold and loeb were jealous of the boy they killed because he had expensive belongings they could not afford. c. darrow argues that the boys should not face the death penalty; he claims they both suffer from mental illnesses that make them unable to tell the difference between a dream and reality. d. he argues that leopold and loeb, particularly dickie loeb, should not be executed; he claims they were teenagers who didn’t have proper adult guidance, so they are not responsible for what they did.

This series of works has captured the imaginations of people all over the world. a. incarcerated c. jailed b. seized d. arrested

Reread lines 6-7 "the survivor." determine how the tone of these differs from the preceding lines (1-5)