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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom did Mr. Hale call in to go upstairs with him the day before when he found Mr. Wright?
(a) Harry.
(b) Peter.
(c) Frank.
(d) Mrs. Hale.

2. Who states in the short story, "women are used to worrying over trifles"?
(a) Mr. Peters.
(b) Mr. Hale.
(c) Mr. Henderson.
(d) Mrs. Peters.

3. What does the county attorney say is "the thing we need" before exiting with the men to investigate?
(a) A weapon.
(b) A suspect.
(c) A time of death.
(d) A motive.

4. What did Mr. Hale think he heard someone say the second time he knocked on the Wright's door the previous day?
(a) "No one's home."
(b) "Go away."
(c) "Come in."
(d) "Mr. Wright is dead."

5. What was the first novel published by Susan Glaspell?
(a) The Visioning.
(b) The Morning Is Near Us.
(c) The Glory of the Conquered.
(d) Fugitive's Return.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the murder trial of John Hossack take place?

2. Who has been murdered in A Jury of Her Peers?

3. With what group had Minnie Foster sung in her youth?

4. Whose "hands aren't always as clean as they might be," according to Mrs. Hale?

5. What is Mrs. Hale's last line in the story?

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