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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. Hale begin to arrange after the men exit upstairs?
(a) Preserves.
(b) Quilts.
(c) Dirty pans.
(d) Papers.

2. The men reenter as Mrs. Hale is asking, "Do you suppose she was going to quilt it or just" what?
(a) Knot it.
(b) Stitch it.
(c) Needle it.
(d) Poke it.

3. What does Mrs. Peters say Mrs. Wright was frightened of in her house the previous day?
(a) A spider.
(b) Her cat.
(c) Her bird.
(d) Her husband.

4. Who has been murdered in A Jury of Her Peers?
(a) John Wright.
(b) Martha Hale.
(c) Henry Peters.
(d) Minnie Foster.

5. Who had the sheriff sent to make a fire at the Wright house that morning in the story?
(a) The District Attorney.
(b) His deputy.
(c) An inmate.
(d) His wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stands accused of murder in A Jury of Her Peers?

2. What does Mrs. Peters say Mrs. Wright had been worried about the night before when the weather turned?

3. Mr. Henderson states, after discovering a mess in the kitchen, "I guess before we're through with her she may have something more serious than _____ to worry about."

4. Who asks the county attorney near the end of the story, "Did you want to see what Mrs. Peters was going to take in?"

5. Who went on trial for the murder of John Hossack?

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