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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Mr. Hale's first name?
(a) Lewis.
(b) John.
(c) George.
(d) Henry.

3. What is Mr. Hale's response when asked the question of Mrs. Wright, "How did she seem to feel about your coming?"
(a) "Why, she jumped up and ran from the room."
(b) "Well, she asked me to stay for tea."
(c) "She seemed agitated that I was there."
(d) "Why, I don't think she minded -- one way or other."

4. How many men are waiting in the two-seated buggy when Mrs. Hale goes out to join them in the beginning of the story?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

5. What is Mrs. Hale's first name?
(a) Connie.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Minnie.
(d) Martha.

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 color roll of cloth does Mrs. Hale remove from Mrs. Wright's basket?

3. Mr. Hale tells the sheriff that he had been going to town the previous morning with whom?

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

5. Mrs. Hale tells Mr. Henderson that she rarely visited the Wright home because it didn't seem very ________.

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