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Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Mrs. Wright's response when Mr. Hale asked her the cause of death of Mr. Wright?
(a) "He died of a gunshot wound."
(b) "He died of a rope around his neck."
(c) "He died in his sleep."
(d) "He died from heartbreak."

2. To what road did Harry go to use the telephone the previous day?
(a) Low Road.
(b) High Road.
(c) Main Street.
(d) 14th Street.

3. 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 Philadelphia Players.
(c) The Punxsutawney Players.
(d) The Pittsburgh Players.

4. Susan Glaspell wrote A Jury of Her Peers following the production of what play of the same plot and subject?
(a) Vanishing Evidence.
(b) The Quiet Farmhouse.
(c) Little Things.
(d) Trifles.

5. What is Sheriff Peters' first name?
(a) Lewis.
(b) Henry.
(c) George.
(d) John.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word means concealed; secret; disguised?

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

3. What sentence follows Mrs. Hale's line: "No, Wright wouldn't like the bird -- a thing that sang. She used to sing"?

4. When was A Jury of Her Peers published?

5. What unseen character is described as having "a voice that somehow seemed to be backing up the law with every word"?

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