1. What word means "not generous, especially with money," does Mrs. Hale use in referring to Mr. Wright?
(a) Frugal.
(b) Cheap.
(c) Close.
(d) Thrifty.

2. What item makes Mrs. Hale nervous when the county attorney takes it out while listening to Mr. Hale's story?
(a) A ruler.
(b) A pencil.
(c) A pair of glasses.
(d) A knife.

3. What novelist and playwright did Susan Glaspell marry?
(a) Donald Robert Wilson.
(b) Ralph Arnold Watkins.
(c) Casper Martin Stevens.
(d) George Cram Cook.

4. To whom does Sheriff Peters ask Mr. Hale to explain what he'd seen the previous morning in the beginning of the story?
(a) Mrs. Peters.
(b) Mrs. Hale.
(c) Mr. Henderson.
(d) Minnie Foster.

5. Who was the previous sheriff in the county before Sheriff Peters?
(a) Sheriff Jackson.
(b) Sheriff Gorman.
(c) Sheriff Roberts.
(d) Sheriff Rogers.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of A Jury of Her Peers, when Martha Hale opens the storm-door and gets a cut of the north wind, she runs back for ________________.

2. When was Susan Glaspell born?

3. As the men reenter to leave, Mrs. Hale takes the box and puts it where?

4. What does Mrs. Peters reply when Mrs. Hale asks her, "Do you think she -- did it?"

5. How many women are waiting in the two-seated buggy when Mrs. Hale goes out to join them in the beginning of the story?

(see the answer key)

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