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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 sentence follows Mrs. Hale's line: "No, Wright wouldn't like the bird -- a thing that sang. She used to sing"?
(a) "He hated the melody."
(b) "And look where it got her."
(c) "He killed that too."
(d) "And then she killed him."

2. Mrs. Hale catches sight of an opened bucket of _________ on a low shelf in the kitchen.
(a) Sugar.
(b) Honey.
(c) Flour.
(d) Rice.

3. Mr. Hale had come by the previous day to ask Mr. Wright if he wanted what installed?
(a) Electricity.
(b) Gas heating.
(c) A fence post.
(d) A telephone.

4. What does Mrs. Hale notice about the kitchen table when she is alone with Mrs. Peters?
(a) It's covered in dust.
(b) It's half wiped clean.
(c) It is wobbly.
(d) It has a lot of scratches.

5. What is Mr. Hale's response when asked the question of Mrs. Wright, "How did she seem to feel about your coming?"
(a) "Why, she jumped up and ran from the room."
(b) "She seemed agitated that I was there."
(c) "Well, she asked me to stay for tea."
(d) "Why, I don't think she minded -- one way or other."

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month does the story take place?

2. As Mr. Hale began to retell the previous days events, Mrs. Hale "had that sinking feeling of the mother whose child is about to _____________.

3. Who stands accused of murder in A Jury of Her Peers?

4. Before Mr. Hale began his story, he looked "as if standing in that kitchen and having to tell what he had seen there yesterday morning made him" ____________.

5. Where do the women stand close together upon entering the Wright home?

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