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Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Hale absentmindedly begin to do with the ill-stitched block of quilting?
(a) Cut it with scissors.
(b) Fold it and put it away.
(c) Take out the stitches.
(d) Throw it in the fireplace.

2. In what grammatical tense is A Jury of Her Peers written?
(a) Future tense.
(b) Present imperfect tense.
(c) Past tense.
(d) Present tense.

3. What color is the rocking chair in the Wrights' home?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

4. In what narrative mode is A Jury of Her Peers written?
(a) Second person.
(b) Third person.
(c) Fourth person.
(d) First person.

5. In what year did the Library of America select the original newspaper article upon which A Jury of Her Peers is based for inclusion in its two-century retrospective of American True Crime?
(a) 2008.
(b) 2003.
(c) 2002.
(d) 2005.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what road did Harry go to use the telephone the previous day?

2. The only unbroken jar of fruit in the cupboard is filled with ___________.

3. What word means "not generous, especially with money," does Mrs. Hale use in referring to Mr. Wright?

4. The county attorney asserts that there is "no sign at all of anyone having" what?

5. What does Mrs. Hale notice about the kitchen table when she is alone with Mrs. Peters?

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