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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the men go to investigate first after leaving the women in the kitchen?
(a) Into the yard.
(b) Upstairs.
(c) Into the nursery.
(d) Downstairs.

2. Who enters the house near the end of the story saying, "I've got the team round now. Pretty cold out there"?
(a) Mrs. Peters.
(b) Mr. Hale.
(c) Mrs. Hale.
(d) Sheriff Peters.

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) A filthy kitchen.
(b) Dirty dishes.
(c) Preserves.
(d) Housework.

4. How old was Mrs. Peters' first child when he died?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 1.

5. Where did Mrs. Wright move to after Harry went to call for the coroner the previous day?
(a) A chair in the corner.
(b) The back yard.
(c) The bedroom.
(d) The front porch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who asks the county attorney near the end of the story, "Did you want to see what Mrs. Peters was going to take in?"

2. In what year did Susan Glaspell die?

3. As the men reenter to leave, Mrs. Hale takes the box and puts it where?

4. What does Mr. Hale go to look after while the sheriff and county attorney are finishing investigating?

5. In what grammatical tense is A Jury of Her Peers written?

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