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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who went on trial for the murder of John Hossack?
(a) Martha Hossack.
(b) Mary Hossack.
(c) Minnie Hossack.
(d) Margaret Hossack.

2. What word refers to lack of importance or consequence?
(a) Incognizance.
(b) Jubilation.
(c) Anarchy.
(d) Insignificance.

3. What theater troupe, of which Glaspell was a member, produced a one-act play with the same plot as A Jury of Her Peers?
(a) The Punxsutawney Players.
(b) The Pittsburgh Players.
(c) The Philadelphia Players.
(d) The Provincetown Players.

4. What does Mrs. Hale almost sit down on when she is alone with Mrs. Peters?
(a) The couch.
(b) The rocking chair.
(c) The porch swing.
(d) The kitchen table.

5. Mrs. Hale states to Mrs. Peters, "The law is the law -- and a bad" what?
(a) "Stove is a bad stove."
(b) "Woman is a bad woman."
(c) "Man is a bad man."
(d) "Law is a bad law."

Short Answer Questions

1. In her despair, Mrs. Hail says, "I tell you, it's queer, Mrs. Peters. We live close together, and we" what?

2. What does Mrs. Hale suddenly become worried about regarding her son in the beginning of the story?

3. When Mr. Hale was asked how Mrs. Wright looked when he had entered the previous day, he first responds that she looked __________.

4. Mr. Henderson asks the sheriff if he's sure there's nothing in the kitchen that would point to any _______.

5. The county attorney asserts that there is "no sign at all of anyone having" what?

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