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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who had the sheriff sent to make a fire at the Wright house that morning in the story?
(a) The District Attorney.
(b) His deputy.
(c) His wife.
(d) An inmate.

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

3. Who was the previous sheriff in the county before Sheriff Peters?
(a) Sheriff Rogers.
(b) Sheriff Gorman.
(c) Sheriff Jackson.
(d) Sheriff Roberts.

4. How does Mrs. Hale describe the dress Minnie Foster wore while singing with the choir?
(a) Red with blue ribbons.
(b) Blue with red ribbons.
(c) Blue with yellow ribbons.
(d) White with blue ribbons.

5. What is Mrs. Hale's sister's name?
(a) Samantha.
(b) Bessie.
(c) Jennifer.
(d) Heidi.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mrs. Hale suddenly become worried about regarding her son in the beginning of the story?

3. What theater troupe, of which Glaspell was a member, produced a one-act play with the same plot as A Jury of Her Peers?

4. To whom does Sheriff Peters ask Mr. Hale to explain what he'd seen the previous morning in the beginning of the story?

5. Mr. Wright is described socially as a man who _____________.

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