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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 suddenly become worried about regarding her son in the beginning of the story?
(a) Whether he's safe in the jail.
(b) Whether the car made it to town.
(c) Whether he turned the lights off.
(d) Whether he's dressed warmly enough.

2. Who announces, "I'm going to stay here awhile by myself" near the end of the story?
(a) Sheriff Peters.
(b) George Henderson.
(c) Mr. Henderson.
(d) Mrs. Hale.

3. What does Mrs. Hale suggest when Mrs. Peters questions what happened to Mrs. Wright's bird?
(a) "She gave it away."
(b) "I think it flew away."
(c) "I suppose maybe the cat got it."
(d) "It died of old age."

4. To whom does Sheriff Peters ask Mr. Hale to explain what he'd seen the previous morning in the beginning of the story?
(a) Minnie Foster.
(b) Mrs. Hale.
(c) Mr. Henderson.
(d) Mrs. Peters.

5. What word refers to lack of importance or consequence?
(a) Jubilation.
(b) Incognizance.
(c) Insignificance.
(d) Anarchy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color roll of cloth does Mrs. Hale remove from Mrs. Wright's basket?

2. What is Mrs. Hale's sister's name?

3. To whose house did Harry go to use the telephone the previous day?

4. How many women are waiting in the two-seated buggy when Mrs. Hale goes out to join them in the beginning of the story?

5. What did Mr. Hale think he heard someone say the second time he knocked on the Wright's door the previous day?

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