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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. Peters claim cats are, when talking with Mr. Henderson?
(a) Nocturnal.
(b) Born hunters.
(c) Superstitious.
(d) Murderous.

2. Who asks the county attorney near the end of the story, "Did you want to see what Mrs. Peters was going to take in?"
(a) Sheriff Peters.
(b) Minnie Foster.
(c) Mr. Hale.
(d) Mrs. Hale.

3. Who had the sheriff sent off "for that man who went crazy" yesterday in the story?
(a) William.
(b) Roger.
(c) Carl.
(d) Frank.

4. Whose "hands aren't always as clean as they might be," according to Mrs. Hale?
(a) Children's.
(b) Men's.
(c) Murderer's.
(d) Women's.

5. How did Mrs. Wright describe her sleeping habits to Mr. Hale?
(a) "I sleep fitfully."
(b) "I sleep light."
(c) "I sleep downstairs."
(d) "I sleep sound."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the coroner who came to the Wrights' home the previous day?

2. As Mr. Hale began to retell the previous days events, Mrs. Hale "had that sinking feeling of the mother whose child is about to _____________.

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

4. Who states in the short story, "women are used to worrying over trifles"?

5. When was A Jury of Her Peers published?

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