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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. To whose house did Harry go to use the telephone the previous day?
2. Where do the men go to investigate after returning from upstairs?
3. What color is the rocking chair in the Wrights' home?
4. What does Mrs. Hale notice about the kitchen table when she is alone with Mrs. Peters?
5. Mr. Hale had come by the previous day to ask Mr. Wright if he wanted what installed?
Short Essay Questions
1. What foreshadowing is used in the opening scene of A Jury of Her Peers?
2. What indication does Mrs. Wright give in front of Mr. Henderson that Mr. Wright was unpleasant?
3. How did Mrs. Wright inform Mr. Hale of her husband's location and means of death?
4. Why had Mr. Hale stopped at the Wrights' property the previous day?
5. How does Mrs. Peters describe her understanding of stillness in the narrative?
6. What is discovered by Mrs. Peters in the stitching of Mrs. Wright's quilt?
7. How does Mrs. Hale recall Mrs. Wright? What significance does this have in interpreting Minnie's character?
8. What is discovered about the birdcage which is uncanny by the two women?
9. How is Mrs. Peters described through Mrs. Hale's thoughts in the beginning of the narrative?
10. What does Mrs. Hale hope her husband will do in retelling the previous day's events? Why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define and identify symbolism in A Jury of Her Peers. What about the kitchen is symbolic? What do the jars of fruit represent?
Essay Topic 2
Define and analyze the theme of guilt in the narrative. What character is racked with guilt and why?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and discuss the relationship between the women in the narrative. How does the relationship develop? Why do the women gain a sympathy for Mrs. Wright through the second half of the story?
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