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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 item makes Mrs. Hale nervous when the county attorney takes it out while listening to Mr. Hale's story?
(a) A ruler.
(b) A knife.
(c) A pair of glasses.
(d) A pencil.

2. What does Mrs. Peters reply when Mrs. Hale asks her, "Do you think she -- did it?"
(a) "What do you think?"
(b) "Oh, I don't know."
(c) "I have no doubt."
(d) "It's possible."

3. What does Mr. Hale go to look after while the sheriff and county attorney are finishing investigating?
(a) The cows.
(b) The chickens.
(c) The pigs.
(d) The horses.

4. What is the title of the original newspaper article upon which A Jury of Her Peers is based?
(a) "Mrs. Wright Kills Husband."
(b) "The Hossack Murder."
(c) "Rural Homicide."
(d) "Death on the Farm."

5. How many men are waiting in the two-seated buggy when Mrs. Hale goes out to join them in the beginning of the story?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What novelist and playwright did Susan Glaspell marry?

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

3. What was Mrs. Wright's response when Mr. Hale asked her "Has anybody been notified?"

4. From what university did Susan Glaspell earn her bachelor's degree?

5. What is the setting of A Jury of Her Peers?

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