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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what short story did Susan Glaspell win a prize of $500 from Black Cat Magazine?
(a) "For the Love of the Hills."
(b) "Joyous Spring Meadows."
(c) "The Mountains Within Me."
(d) "Canyon of Sorrow."

2. From where did Mr. Henderson travel to come to the crime scene?
(a) Denver.
(b) Omaha.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Nashville.

3. To whose house did Harry go to use the telephone the previous day?
(a) The Rivers'.
(b) The Abbots'.
(c) The Johnsons'.
(d) The Stevens'.

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

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?
(a) 2003.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2008.
(d) 2002.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mrs. Hale describes Minnie Foster as having been _________ 20 years ago.

2. What was the first novel published by Susan Glaspell?

3. What is Mrs. Hale in the middle of making when she must leave her kitchen in the beginning of the story?

4. To whom does Sheriff Peters ask Mr. Hale to explain what he'd seen the previous morning in the beginning of the story?

5. What does Mrs. Hale suggest when Mrs. Peters questions what happened to Mrs. Wright's bird?

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