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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the women go to get things to take to Mrs. Wright?
(a) The bathroom.
(b) The bedroom.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The front-room closet.

2. The majority of the action in A Jury of Her Peers takes place in what room of the house?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The bathroom.
(c) The living room.
(d) The bedroom.

3. What unseen character is described as having "a voice that somehow seemed to be backing up the law with every word"?
(a) Mrs. Jackson.
(b) Mrs. Rogers.
(c) Mrs. Gorman.
(d) Mrs. Roberts.

4. What was Mrs. Wright's response when Mr. Hale asked her, "Who did this, Mrs. Wright?"
(a) "A burglar did it."
(b) "I did it."
(c) "I don't know."
(d) "My son did it."

5. When discussing the case with the sheriff, the county attorney says, "But you know juries when it comes to" what?
(a) Country folk.
(b) Couples.
(c) Women.
(d) Murderers.

6. The only unbroken jar of fruit in the cupboard is filled with ___________.
(a) Cherries.
(b) Blackberries.
(c) Pears.
(d) Apples.

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

8. What color is Mrs. Wright's shawl?
(a) Gray.
(b) White.
(c) Purple.
(d) Black.

9. Why is Mr. Henderson unable to dry his hands after washing them in the sink?
(a) The towels are wet in the sink.
(b) There are no towels.
(c) The hand-towels are dirty.
(d) Mrs. Hale has the towels.

10. Mr. Hale tells the sheriff that he had been going to town the previous morning with whom?
(a) Pete.
(b) Harry.
(c) Mrs. Hale.
(d) Henry.

11. What time was it when Mr. Hale had stopped by the Wright home the previous day?
(a) Before 12 p.m.
(b) Before 9 a.m.
(c) After 8 a.m.
(d) After 4 p.m.

12. What did Mr. Hale think he heard someone say the second time he knocked on the Wright's door the previous day?
(a) "Come in."
(b) "No one's home."
(c) "Mr. Wright is dead."
(d) "Go away."

13. From where did Mr. Henderson travel to come to the crime scene?
(a) Nashville.
(b) Omaha.
(c) Denver.
(d) Chicago.

14. What word means to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure?
(a) Accuse.
(b) Reproach.
(c) Condemn.
(d) Heresy.

15. What was Mrs. Wright's maiden name?
(a) Fisher.
(b) Foster.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Jackson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Mr. Hale been going to town to sell the previous morning?

2. How does Mrs. Hale describe the dress Minnie Foster wore while singing with the choir?

3. From what university did Susan Glaspell earn her bachelor's degree?

4. The county attorney asks himself before exiting with the men, "But would the women know a ____ if they did come upon it?"

5. In what month does the story take place?

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