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

2. From where did Mr. Henderson travel to come to the crime scene?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Omaha.
(c) Nashville.
(d) Denver.

3. What does Mrs. Peters say Mrs. Wright was frightened of in her house the previous day?
(a) A spider.
(b) Her bird.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her cat.

4. Mrs. Hale remembers Mrs. Wright mostly as she was before she married, how many years ago?
(a) 30.
(b) 35.
(c) 25.
(d) 20.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had the sheriff sent someone "for that man who went crazy" yesterday in the story?

2. Mrs. Peters nervously says to Mrs. Hale, "it's a good thing the men couldn't hear us! Getting all stirred up over a little thing like a" what?

3. What was Mrs. Wright's response when Mr. Hale asked her, "Who did this, Mrs. Wright?"

4. What word refers to lack of importance or consequence?

5. What is the setting of A Jury of Her Peers?

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