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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 is the name of Mrs. Hale's eldest son?
(a) Peter.
(b) Henry.
(c) Paul.
(d) Harry.

2. What does Mrs. Hale begin to arrange after the men exit upstairs?
(a) Dirty pans.
(b) Papers.
(c) Quilts.
(d) Preserves.

3. What does Mr. Hale go to look after while the sheriff and county attorney are finishing investigating?
(a) The cows.
(b) The chickens.
(c) The horses.
(d) The pigs.

4. What does Mrs. Hale suggest Mrs. Peters take with her to Mrs. Wright at the jail, to "take up her mind"?
(a) The bird.
(b) A photo album.
(c) The quilt.
(d) The rope.

5. Where did Mrs. Wright point when Mr. Hale asked the whereabouts of Mr. Wright?
(a) Toward the backyard.
(b) Into the kitchen.
(c) Upstairs.
(d) Into the bathroom.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did the murder trial of John Hossack take place?

3. What unseen character is described as having "a voice that somehow seemed to be backing up the law with every word"?

4. What was Mrs. Wright's response when Mr. Hale asked her the cause of death of Mr. Wright?

5. Before Mr. Hale began his story, he looked "as if standing in that kitchen and having to tell what he had seen there yesterday morning made him" ____________.

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