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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Detailed Summary & Analysis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mr. Wright is described socially as a man who _____________.
(a) Was always the center of attention.
(b) Talked all the time.
(c) Didn't talk much.
(d) Always doted on his wife.

2. What item makes Mrs. Hale nervous when the county attorney takes it out while listening to Mr. Hale's story?
(a) A pencil.
(b) A knife.
(c) A ruler.
(d) A pair of glasses.

3. What unseen character is described as having "a voice that somehow seemed to be backing up the law with every word"?
(a) Mrs. Rogers.
(b) Mrs. Roberts.
(c) Mrs. Jackson.
(d) Mrs. Gorman.

4. Mr. Henderson states, after discovering a mess in the kitchen, "I guess before we're through with her she may have something more serious than _____ to worry about."
(a) Dirty dishes.
(b) A filthy kitchen.
(c) Housework.
(d) Preserves.

5. What is the title of the original newspaper article upon which A Jury of Her Peers is based?
(a) "Death on the Farm."
(b) "Mrs. Wright Kills Husband."
(c) "Rural Homicide."
(d) "The Hossack Murder."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Peters say Mrs. Wright had been worried about the night before when the weather turned?

2. What does Mrs. Peters claim cats are, when talking with Mr. Henderson?

3. What does Mrs. Hale almost sit down on when she is alone with Mrs. Peters?

4. For what short story did Susan Glaspell win a prize of $500 from Black Cat Magazine?

5. What does Mrs. Hale suggest when Mrs. Peters questions what happened to Mrs. Wright's bird?

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