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Multiple Choice Questions

1. What theater troupe, of which Glaspell was a member, produced a one-act play with the same plot as A Jury of Her Peers?
(a) The Provincetown Players.
(b) The Pittsburgh Players.
(c) The Punxsutawney Players.
(d) The Philadelphia Players.

2. What does Mr. Hale say Mrs. Wright had responded when he asked "Ho' do, Mrs. Wright? It's cold, ain't it?"
(a) "Depends who you ask."
(b) "Not for this time of year."
(c) "Why's that?"
(d) "Is it?"

3. Where had the sheriff sent someone "for that man who went crazy" yesterday in the story?
(a) Robin's Junction.
(b) John's Ferry.
(c) Aurthur's Crossing.
(d) Morris Center.

4. In telling his story to the sheriff and county attorney, Mr. Hale remarks that he "didn't know as what his wife wanted" _____________.
(a) "Intrigued John."
(b) "Made much difference to John."
(c) "As she was very quiet."
(d) "Though John wanted to."

5. What color is Mrs. Wright's shawl?
(a) Purple.
(b) Black.
(c) Gray.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had Mrs. Hale met Mrs. Peters previously?

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

3. What is the pattern of the quilt the women discover in Mrs. Wright's sewing basket?

4. With what group had Minnie Foster sung in her youth?

5. What does Mrs. Hale almost sit down on when she is alone with Mrs. Peters?

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