1. To whom does Sheriff Peters ask Mr. Hale to explain what he'd seen the previous morning in the beginning of the story?
(a) Mr. Henderson.
(b) Minnie Foster.
(c) Mrs. Hale.
(d) Mrs. Peters.

2. Mrs. Hale describes Minnie Foster as having been _________ 20 years ago.
(a) Strange.
(b) Conservative.
(c) Depressive.
(d) Lively.

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

4. What is the name of the county attorney?
(a) Henry Peters.
(b) Lewis Hale.
(c) George Henderson.
(d) John Wright.

5. From what university did Susan Glaspell earn her bachelor's degree?
(a) Drake University.
(b) Brown University.
(c) Yale University.
(d) Harvard University.

Short Answer Questions

1. When talking with Mrs. Peters, Mrs. Hale claims, "If there had been years and years of -- nothing, then a bird to sing to you, it would be awful ____ after the bird was still."

2. The men reenter as Mrs. Hale is asking, "Do you suppose she was going to quilt it or just" what?

3. What kind of weapon was in the Wrights' house but wasn't used on Mr. Wright?

4. The county attorney asserts that there is "no sign at all of anyone having" what?

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 _____________.

(see the answer key)

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