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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mrs. Peters nervously says to Mrs. Hale, "it's a good thing the men couldn't hear us! Getting all stirred up over a little thing like a" what?
(a) "Sink of dishes."
(b) "Dead canary."
(c) "Dirty kitchen."
(d) "Quilt."

2. When alone with Mrs. Peters, Mrs. Hale asks, "I wonder how it would seem never to have had any" what?
(a) "Children around."
(b) "Contact with the world."
(c) "Company."
(d) "Dogs around"

3. Who had requested that Mrs. Hale come along to the crime scene in the beginning of the story?
(a) Henry Peters.
(b) Lewis Hale.
(c) Mrs. Peters.
(d) George Henderson.

4. Susan Glaspell wrote A Jury of Her Peers based on the Hossack murder which she discovered working as _____________.
(a) A judge.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A journalist.
(d) An actress.

5. Who does Mrs. Hale say "have their hands full" to Mr. Henderson?
(a) Men.
(b) Sheriffs.
(c) Women.
(d) Farmers' wives.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sheriff Peters' first name?

2. What was Mrs. Peters' kitten killed with when she was young?

3. What unseen character is described as having "a voice that somehow seemed to be backing up the law with every word"?

4. How did Mrs. Wright describe her sleeping habits to Mr. Hale?

5. Mrs. Hale tells Mrs. Peters, "I sew awful queer sometimes when I'm" what?

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