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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mrs. Wright do when Mr. Hale told her he wanted to see Mr. Wright the previous day?
(a) Went upstairs.
(b) Went to the kitchen.
(c) Laughed.
(d) Wept.

2. In what grammatical tense is A Jury of Her Peers written?
(a) Present tense.
(b) Past tense.
(c) Future tense.
(d) Present imperfect tense.

3. 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) One.
(b) None.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

4. When was A Jury of Her Peers published?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1917.
(c) 1914.
(d) 1912.

5. What does Mrs. Hale discover under the cloth in Mrs. Wright's sewing basket?
(a) Jewelry.
(b) A dead mouse.
(c) A pretty box.
(d) A gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What fur item does Mrs. Peters go to hang up when she discovers Mrs. Wright's sewing basket?

2. What color roll of cloth does Mrs. Hale remove from Mrs. Wright's basket?

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

4. What does Mrs. Hale surmise Mrs. Wright was going to do with the bird?

5. What does Mrs. Hale notice about the kitchen table when she is alone with Mrs. Peters?

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