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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Wrights' home is located in what?
(a) A cul-de-sac.
(b) A thick forest.
(c) A hollow.
(d) An apple grove.

2. How old was Mrs. Peters' first child when he died?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

3. In describing Mr. Wright, Mrs. Hale claims he was "like a raw wind that" what?
(a) "Has no mercy."
(b) "Blows through the trees."
(c) "Gets into the bone."
(d) "Give you frostbite."

4. Mrs. Hale considers the manner of Mrs. Peters to be _________.
(a) Bullying.
(b) Shrinking.
(c) Overbearing.
(d) Impulsive.

5. The majority of the action in A Jury of Her Peers takes place in what room of the house?
(a) The bathroom.
(b) The living room.
(c) The bedroom.
(d) The kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Hale suggest Mrs. Peters take with her to Mrs. Wright at the jail, to "take up her mind"?

2. What does Mrs. Hale begin to arrange after the men exit upstairs?

3. Where does Mrs. Peters say she and her husband had homesteaded before living here?

4. What did Mrs. Hale feel she should take her hand off of once the men reentered, but found herself unable to do so?

5. What sentence follows Mrs. Hale's line: "No, Wright wouldn't like the bird -- a thing that sang. She used to sing"?

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