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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 does Mrs. Hale discover under the cloth in Mrs. Wright's sewing basket?
(a) A gun.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) A pretty box.
(d) A dead mouse.

2. Mrs. Hale describes Mrs. Wright as having been like a what in her youth?
(a) Deer.
(b) Horse.
(c) Squirrel.
(d) Bird.

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

4. Where do the women go to get things to take to Mrs. Wright?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The front-room closet.
(c) The bedroom.
(d) The bathroom.

5. As Mr. Hale began to retell the previous days events, Mrs. Hale "had that sinking feeling of the mother whose child is about to _____________.
(a) "Confess to something."
(b) "Get into trouble."
(c) "Lie to her."
(d) "Speak a piece."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Mrs. Hale's eldest son?

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

3. What time was it when Mr. Hale had stopped by the Wright home the previous day?

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

5. What does Mrs. Hale notice about the kitchen table when she is alone with Mrs. Peters?

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