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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 is Mrs. Hale in the middle of making when she must leave her kitchen in the beginning of the story?
(a) Pancakes.
(b) Cookies.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Bread.

2. What did Mrs. Wright do when Mr. Hale told her he wanted to see Mr. Wright the previous day?
(a) Went upstairs.
(b) Laughed.
(c) Went to the kitchen.
(d) Wept.

3. Where do the men go to investigate first after leaving the women in the kitchen?
(a) Downstairs.
(b) Upstairs.
(c) Into the yard.
(d) Into the nursery.

4. What does Mrs. Hale suggest when Mrs. Peters questions what happened to Mrs. Wright's bird?
(a) "She gave it away."
(b) "I think it flew away."
(c) "It died of old age."
(d) "I suppose maybe the cat got it."

5. What is beside the wooden bucket on a low shelf in the kitchen?
(a) A knife.
(b) A stock pot.
(c) A paper bag.
(d) A sweater.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word means "not generous, especially with money," does Mrs. Hale use in referring to Mr. Wright?

2. Who states in the short story, "women are used to worrying over trifles"?

3. When was A Jury of Her Peers published?

4. To whose house did Harry go to use the telephone the previous day?

5. In Mrs. Peters' first attempt at small talk with Mrs. Hale she says, "The country's not very _____ this time of year."

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