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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 discover wrapped in a piece of silk in Mrs. Wright's things?
(a) A dead canary.
(b) A jar of preserves.
(c) A journal.
(d) A broken plate.

2. Mrs. Hale considers the manner of Mrs. Peters to be _________.
(a) Impulsive.
(b) Overbearing.
(c) Shrinking.
(d) Bullying.

3. Sheriff Peters is described as being particularly genial with____________.
(a) Criminals.
(b) The law-abiding.
(c) Children.
(d) Inmates.

4. Where had Mrs. Hale met Mrs. Peters previously?
(a) A parade.
(b) The library.
(c) The general store.
(d) The county fair.

5. Mr. Henderson asks the sheriff if he's sure there's nothing in the kitchen that would point to any _______.
(a) Conspiracy.
(b) Break-in.
(c) Motive.
(d) Maliciousness.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where did Mr. Henderson travel to come to the crime scene?

2. In telling his story to the sheriff and county attorney, Mr. Hale remarks that he "didn't know as what his wife wanted" _____________.

3. When talking with Mrs. Peters, Mrs. Hale claims, "If there had been years and years of -- nothing, then a bird to sing to you, it would be awful ____ after the bird was still."

4. Who had requested that Mrs. Hale come along to the crime scene in the beginning of the story?

5. What is Mrs. Hale's eldest son doing in town while she and her husband are with the sheriff in the story?

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