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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many women are waiting in the two-seated buggy when Mrs. Hale goes out to join them in the beginning of the story?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) None.
(d) One.

2. What had Mr. Hale been going to town to sell the previous morning?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Tomatoes.
(c) Radishes.
(d) Carrots.

3. What does Mrs. Hale notice about the kitchen table when she is alone with Mrs. Peters?
(a) It's covered in dust.
(b) It is wobbly.
(c) It's half wiped clean.
(d) It has a lot of scratches.

4. Susan Glaspell wrote A Jury of Her Peers based on the Hossack murder which she discovered working as _____________.
(a) A judge.
(b) An actress.
(c) A journalist.
(d) A lawyer.

5. What is Mrs. Hale's response when Mrs. Peters says, "Of course we don't know who killed the bird"?
(a) "Minnie Foster did."
(b) "John Wright did."
(c) "I knew Minnie Foster."
(d) "I knew John Wright."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Hale respond when the county attorney sees the birdcage and asks, "Has the bird flown?"

2. What does Mrs. Peters attempt to put in her handbag before they leave the house?

3. Mrs. Hale considers the manner of Mrs. Peters to be _________.

4. What did Mr. Hale think he heard someone say the second time he knocked on the Wright's door the previous day?

5. Mr. Henderson asks the sheriff if he's sure there's nothing in the kitchen that would point to any _______.

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