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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 under the cloth in Mrs. Wright's sewing basket?
(a) Jewelry.
(b) A pretty box.
(c) A gun.
(d) A dead mouse.

2. What is the name of the deputy sheriff?
(a) Albert.
(b) Frank.
(c) Raymond.
(d) Michael.

3. What does Mr. Hale tell the county attorney his first thought was, upon seeing Mr. Wright?
(a) To put Mrs. Wright in handcuffs.
(b) To call the coroner.
(c) To get the rope off him.
(d) To put a blanket over him.

4. What did Mrs. Hale feel she should take her hand off of once the men reentered, but found herself unable to do so?
(a) The sewing basket.
(b) The quilt.
(c) The sugar bowl.
(d) The table.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what grammatical tense is A Jury of Her Peers written?

2. What is the title of the original newspaper article upon which A Jury of Her Peers is based?

3. What had Mrs. Wright requested to be brought to her at the jail in addition to clothes?

4. Who states in the short story, "women are used to worrying over trifles"?

5. What sentence follows Mrs. Hale's line: "No, Wright wouldn't like the bird -- a thing that sang. She used to sing"?

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