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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 enters the house near the end of the story saying, "I've got the team round now. Pretty cold out there"?
(a) Mrs. Peters.
(b) Mrs. Hale.
(c) Mr. Hale.
(d) Sheriff Peters.

2. Mrs. Hale describes Minnie Foster as having been _________ 20 years ago.
(a) Strange.
(b) Conservative.
(c) Lively.
(d) Depressive.

3. Where did Mrs. Wright move to after Harry went to call for the coroner the previous day?
(a) A chair in the corner.
(b) The front porch.
(c) The bedroom.
(d) The back yard.

4. What unseen character is described as having "a voice that somehow seemed to be backing up the law with every word"?
(a) Mrs. Rogers.
(b) Mrs. Gorman.
(c) Mrs. Roberts.
(d) Mrs. Jackson.

5. What is half-sifted when Mrs. Hale departs her kitchen in the beginning of the story?
(a) Salt.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Flour.
(d) Cocoa.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Mr. Henderson unable to dry his hands after washing them in the sink?

3. In what city did Glaspell work when she covered the murder trial of John Hossack?

4. Who asks the county attorney near the end of the story, "Did you want to see what Mrs. Peters was going to take in?"

5. What word means concealed; secret; disguised?

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