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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 had requested that Mrs. Hale come along to the crime scene in the beginning of the story?
(a) George Henderson.
(b) Mrs. Peters.
(c) Henry Peters.
(d) Lewis Hale.

2. What is Mr. Hale's response when asked the question of Mrs. Wright, "How did she seem to feel about your coming?"
(a) "Why, I don't think she minded -- one way or other."
(b) "She seemed agitated that I was there."
(c) "Well, she asked me to stay for tea."
(d) "Why, she jumped up and ran from the room."

3. What is beside the wooden bucket on a low shelf in the kitchen?
(a) A stock pot.
(b) A paper bag.
(c) A sweater.
(d) A knife.

4. When does Mrs. Hale recall having met Mrs. Peters previously in the beginning of the story?
(a) 20 years ago.
(b) 2 months ago.
(c) 1 year ago.
(d) 6 months ago.

5. Who had the sheriff sent off "for that man who went crazy" yesterday in the story?
(a) Roger.
(b) William.
(c) Frank.
(d) Carl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the deputy sheriff?

2. Where do the men go to investigate first after leaving the women in the kitchen?

3. What does the sheriff suggest Mr. Henderson look at with him before leaving?

4. Susan Glaspell wrote A Jury of Her Peers following the production of what play of the same plot and subject?

5. Mr. Hale tells the sheriff that he had been going to town the previous morning with whom?

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