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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the county attorney when he exits with the men to investigate, who is "one of us"?
(a) Mrs. Wright.
(b) Harry.
(c) Mrs. Hale.
(d) Mrs. Peters.

2. What word means to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure?
(a) Heresy.
(b) Accuse.
(c) Condemn.
(d) Reproach.

3. When the women are alone, Mrs. Peters tells Mrs. Hale, "Mr. Henderson is awful ______ in a speech."
(a) Amusing.
(b) Sarcastic.
(c) Threatening.
(d) Serious.

4. What is the name of the coroner who came to the Wrights' home the previous day?
(a) Dr. Meadows.
(b) Dr. Phelps.
(c) Dr. Lloyd.
(d) Dr. Freud.

5. The county attorney states near the end of the story that "a sheriff's wife is married to" what?
(a) The mayor's office.
(b) Her home.
(c) The public.
(d) The law.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Mrs. Wright's shawl?

2. In what year did the Library of America select the original newspaper article upon which A Jury of Her Peers is based for inclusion in its two-century retrospective of American True Crime?

3. Who enters the house near the end of the story saying, "I've got the team round now. Pretty cold out there"?

4. Mrs. Wright's shawl always hangs on what?

5. What item makes Mrs. Hale nervous when the county attorney takes it out while listening to Mr. Hale's story?

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