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

2. What did Mrs. Wright do when Mr. Hale told her he wanted to see Mr. Wright the previous day?
(a) Went upstairs.
(b) Wept.
(c) Went to the kitchen.
(d) Laughed.

3. Who had the sheriff sent off "for that man who went crazy" yesterday in the story?
(a) Carl.
(b) Frank.
(c) William.
(d) Roger.

4. Who asks the county attorney near the end of the story, "Did you want to see what Mrs. Peters was going to take in?"
(a) Mrs. Hale.
(b) Mr. Hale.
(c) Sheriff Peters.
(d) Minnie Foster.

5. How did Mrs. Wright describe her sleeping habits to Mr. Hale?
(a) "I sleep downstairs."
(b) "I sleep light."
(c) "I sleep sound."
(d) "I sleep fitfully."

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Sheriff Peters ask Mr. Hale to explain what he'd seen the previous morning in the beginning of the story?

2. What time was it when Mr. Hale had stopped by the Wright home the previous day?

3. What does Mrs. Hale discover wrapped in a piece of silk in Mrs. Wright's things?

4. What is half-sifted when Mrs. Hale departs her kitchen in the beginning of the story?

5. What is the setting of A Jury of Her Peers?

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