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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the men reenter to leave, Mrs. Hale takes the box and puts it where?
(a) Behind a rock.
(b) Under the buggy seat.
(c) In her coat pocket.
(d) Back in the house.

2. From what university did Susan Glaspell earn her bachelor's degree?
(a) Drake University.
(b) Yale University.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) Brown University.

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

4. What was Mrs. Wright's response when Mr. Hale asked her "Then why can't I see him?" after he was informed Mr. Wright was home?
(a) "Cause he's dead."
(b) "Cause he's sleeping.."
(c) "Cause he's bathing."
(d) "Cause he's working."

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

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. Susan Glaspell wrote A Jury of Her Peers following the production of what play of the same plot and subject?

3. What was Mrs. Wright's response when Mr. Hale asked her "Has anybody been notified?"

4. What is the title of the original newspaper article upon which A Jury of Her Peers is based?

5. What does Mrs. Hale respond when the county attorney sees the birdcage and asks, "Has the bird flown?"

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