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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Sheriff Peters ask Mr. Hale to explain what he'd seen the previous morning in the beginning of the story?
(a) Minnie Foster.
(b) Mr. Henderson.
(c) Mrs. Hale.
(d) Mrs. Peters.

2. Susan Glaspell wrote A Jury of Her Peers following the production of what play of the same plot and subject?
(a) Vanishing Evidence.
(b) The Quiet Farmhouse.
(c) Trifles.
(d) Little Things.

3. When was John Hossack murdered?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1902.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Sheriff Peters is described as being particularly genial with____________.

2. Whose "hands aren't always as clean as they might be," according to Mrs. Hale?

3. Who had the sheriff sent to make a fire at the Wright house that morning in the story?

4. What is Mr. Hale's first name?

5. What was Mrs. Wright's response when Mr. Hale asked her "Has anybody been notified?"

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