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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before Mr. Hale began his story, he looked "as if standing in that kitchen and having to tell what he had seen there yesterday morning made him" ____________.
(a) Almost sick.
(b) Almost turn blue.
(c) Want to leave.
(d) Want to throw up.

2. What was Mrs. Wright's response when Mr. Hale asked her the cause of death of Mr. Wright?
(a) "He died from heartbreak."
(b) "He died of a rope around his neck."
(c) "He died in his sleep."
(d) "He died of a gunshot wound."

3. What does Mrs. Peters say Mrs. Wright was frightened of in her house the previous day?
(a) Her cat.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her bird.
(d) A spider.

4. Of the boy who killed Mrs. Peters' kitten as a child, she says, "If they hadn't held me back I would have" what?
(a) "Gouged his eyes."
(b) "Stopped him."
(c) "Killed him."
(d) "Hurt him."

5. In what grammatical tense is A Jury of Her Peers written?
(a) Future tense.
(b) Present imperfect tense.
(c) Present tense.
(d) Past tense.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mrs. Hale say "have their hands full" to Mr. Henderson?

2. Who stands accused of murder in A Jury of Her Peers?

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

4. What does Mrs. Hale almost sit down on when she is alone with Mrs. Peters?

5. Mr. Henderson asks the sheriff if he's sure there's nothing in the kitchen that would point to any _______.

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