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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In describing Mr. Wright, Mrs. Hale claims he was "like a raw wind that" what?
(a) "Blows through the trees."
(b) "Gets into the bone."
(c) "Give you frostbite."
(d) "Has no mercy."

2. 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.

3. What does Mrs. Hale hate to see, as described in the beginning of the story?
(a) Hungry children.
(b) Things half done.
(c) Broken stoves.
(d) Women in ratty clothing.

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

5. The Wrights' home is located in what?
(a) A cul-de-sac.
(b) A hollow.
(c) An apple grove.
(d) A thick forest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mr. Wright is described socially as a man who _____________.

2. Mrs. Hale tells Mr. Henderson that she rarely visited the Wright home because it didn't seem very ________.

3. What does Mrs. Hale suddenly become worried about regarding her son in the beginning of the story?

4. What had Mr. Hale been going to town to sell the previous morning?

5. In what month does the story take place?

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