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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the county attorney when he exits with the men to investigate, who is "one of us"?
(a) Mrs. Hale.
(b) Harry.
(c) Mrs. Peters.
(d) Mrs. Wright.

2. What does the sheriff suggest Mr. Henderson look at with him before leaving?
(a) The mirror.
(b) The floors.
(c) The windows.
(d) The barn.

3. Mr. Henderson states, after discovering a mess in the kitchen, "I guess before we're through with her she may have something more serious than _____ to worry about."
(a) Housework.
(b) A filthy kitchen.
(c) Preserves.
(d) Dirty dishes.

4. In her despair, Mrs. Hail says, "I tell you, it's queer, Mrs. Peters. We live close together, and we" what?
(a) "Run into each other once."
(b) "Never see each other."
(c) "Are far too close."
(d) "Live far apart."

5. Mrs. Peters nervously says to Mrs. Hale, "it's a good thing the men couldn't hear us! Getting all stirred up over a little thing like a" what?
(a) "Dead canary."
(b) "Dirty kitchen."
(c) "Sink of dishes."
(d) "Quilt."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Hale suggest when Mrs. Peters questions what happened to Mrs. Wright's bird?

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

3. Where was Mrs. Wright when Mr. Hale had entered the Wright house the previous day?

4. What is Mrs. Hale's eldest son doing in town while she and her husband are with the sheriff in the story?

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

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