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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the women stand close together upon entering the Wright home?
(a) The bedroom.
(b) The living room.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) In the doorway.

2. Mrs. Peters becomes frozen near the end of the story because she is unable to touch what?
(a) John Wright.
(b) The dirty dishes.
(c) The bird.
(d) The quilt.

3. When was A Jury of Her Peers published?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1914.
(c) 1917.
(d) 1922.

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

5. Who is to bring Mrs. Wright some things at the jail?
(a) Mrs. Hale.
(b) Mrs. Peters.
(c) Sheriff Peters.
(d) Mr. Henderson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sheriff Peters' first name?

2. Mrs. Hale remembers Mrs. Wright mostly as she was before she married, how many years ago?

3. What does Mrs. Peters say Mrs. Wright was frightened of in her house the previous day?

4. Who had the sheriff sent to make a fire at the Wright house that morning in the story?

5. As Mr. Hale began to retell the previous days events, Mrs. Hale "had that sinking feeling of the mother whose child is about to _____________.

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