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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Susan Glaspell wrote A Jury of Her Peers based on the Hossack murder which she discovered working as _____________.
(a) A judge.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) An actress.
(d) A journalist.

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

3. Who stands accused of murder in A Jury of Her Peers?
(a) Minnie Wright.
(b) John Wright.
(c) Martha Hale.
(d) Mrs. Peters.

4. What had Mr. Hale been going to town to sell the previous morning?
(a) Radishes.
(b) Tomatoes.
(c) Carrots.
(d) Potatoes.

5. Mrs. Hale describes Mrs. Wright as having been like a what in her youth?
(a) Deer.
(b) Bird.
(c) Squirrel.
(d) Horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Peters look for to wrap Mrs. Wright's clothing in?

2. Who had requested that Mrs. Hale come along to the crime scene in the beginning of the story?

3. What is Mrs. Hale's response when Mrs. Peters says, "Of course we don't know who killed the bird"?

4. What does the sheriff suggest Mr. Henderson look at with him before leaving?

5. What does Mrs. Hale suggest Mrs. Peters take with her to Mrs. Wright at the jail, to "take up her mind"?

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