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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Detailed Summary & Analysis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Peters notice about the bird cage?
(a) There is no cover.
(b) It leans to the side.
(c) The door is broken.
(d) It is missing a panel.

2. What time was it when Mr. Hale had stopped by the Wright home the previous day?
(a) After 8 a.m.
(b) Before 12 p.m.
(c) Before 9 a.m.
(d) After 4 p.m.

3. What is Mrs. Hale's response when Mrs. Peters says, "Of course we don't know who killed the bird"?
(a) "I knew John Wright."
(b) "John Wright did."
(c) "Minnie Foster did."
(d) "I knew Minnie Foster."

4. What sentence follows Mrs. Hale's line: "No, Wright wouldn't like the bird -- a thing that sang. She used to sing"?
(a) "He hated the melody."
(b) "He killed that too."
(c) "And then she killed him."
(d) "And look where it got her."

5. What was the name of Susan Glaspell's father?
(a) Forrest C. Glaspell.
(b) James. R. Glaspell.
(c) Theodore L. Glaspell.
(d) Elmer S. Glaspell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is half-sifted when Mrs. Hale departs her kitchen in the beginning of the story?

2. What does Mr. Hale go to look after while the sheriff and county attorney are finishing investigating?

3. What is the name of the county attorney?

4. How many women are waiting in the two-seated buggy when Mrs. Hale goes out to join them in the beginning of the story?

5. What novelist and playwright did Susan Glaspell marry?

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