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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word means concealed; secret; disguised?
(a) Overt.
(b) Prominent.
(c) Covert.
(d) Malicious.

2. What fur item does Mrs. Peters go to hang up when she discovers Mrs. Wright's sewing basket?
(a) A hat.
(b) A cape.
(c) A tippet.
(d) A coat.

3. What color is Mrs. Wright's shawl?
(a) Gray.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Purple.

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

5. Who announces, "I'm going to stay here awhile by myself" near the end of the story?
(a) Sheriff Peters.
(b) Mr. Henderson.
(c) George Henderson.
(d) Mrs. Hale.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mr. Hale think he heard someone say the second time he knocked on the Wright's door the previous day?

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

3. In Mrs. Peters' first attempt at small talk with Mrs. Hale she says, "The country's not very _____ this time of year."

4. Mrs. Hale recalled that upon meeting Mrs. Peters the first time she didn't seem like _____________.

5. When did the murder trial of John Hossack take place?

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