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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whose house did Harry go to use the telephone the previous day?
(a) The Stevens'.
(b) The Rivers'.
(c) The Abbots'.
(d) The Johnsons'.

2. The Wrights' home is located in what?
(a) A hollow.
(b) An apple grove.
(c) A thick forest.
(d) A cul-de-sac.

3. Who is to bring Mrs. Wright some things at the jail?
(a) Mr. Henderson.
(b) Mrs. Hale.
(c) Mrs. Peters.
(d) Sheriff Peters.

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

5. What theater troupe, of which Glaspell was a member, produced a one-act play with the same plot as A Jury of Her Peers?
(a) The Provincetown Players.
(b) The Philadelphia Players.
(c) The Pittsburgh Players.
(d) The Punxsutawney Players.

Short Answer Questions

1. The majority of the action in A Jury of Her Peers takes place in what room of the house?

2. What word means concealed; secret; disguised?

3. In what month does the story take place?

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

5. What kind of trees surround the Wright home?

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