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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 the name of the coroner who came to the Wrights' home the previous day?
(a) Dr. Phelps.
(b) Dr. Meadows.
(c) Dr. Lloyd.
(d) Dr. Freud.

2. What fur item does Mrs. Peters go to hang up when she discovers Mrs. Wright's sewing basket?
(a) A coat.
(b) A cape.
(c) A hat.
(d) A tippet.

3. Where do the women stand close together upon entering the Wright home?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) In the doorway.
(c) The living room.
(d) The bedroom.

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

5. What novelist and playwright did Susan Glaspell marry?
(a) Donald Robert Wilson.
(b) Ralph Arnold Watkins.
(c) Casper Martin Stevens.
(d) George Cram Cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the women are alone, Mrs. Peters tells Mrs. Hale, "Mr. Henderson is awful ______ in a speech."

2. What is the name of the deputy sheriff?

3. What does the county attorney say is "the thing we need" before exiting with the men to investigate?

4. The majority of the action in A Jury of Her Peers takes place in what room of the house?

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

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