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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what group had Minnie Foster sung in her youth?
(a) A high school band.
(b) The town choir.
(c) A glee club.
(d) An opera.

2. Who had the sheriff sent off "for that man who went crazy" yesterday in the story?
(a) Roger.
(b) Frank.
(c) William.
(d) Carl.

3. Mrs. Hale is startled by hearing Mrs. Peters say: "A person gets discouraged -- and loses" what?
(a) Ability.
(b) Heart.
(c) Focus.
(d) Morals.

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

5. What word means to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure?
(a) Reproach.
(b) Condemn.
(c) Accuse.
(d) Heresy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times had Mrs. Hale been to the Wright home before the narrative begins?

2. Mrs. Peters becomes frozen near the end of the story because she is unable to touch what?

3. In telling his story to the sheriff and county attorney, Mr. Hale remarks that he "didn't know as what his wife wanted" _____________.

4. What does Mr. Hale say Mrs. Wright had responded when he asked "Ho' do, Mrs. Wright? It's cold, ain't it?"

5. In what year did the Library of America select the original newspaper article upon which A Jury of Her Peers is based for inclusion in its two-century retrospective of American True Crime?

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