1. What was the first novel published by Susan Glaspell?
(a) The Visioning.
(b) Fugitive's Return.
(c) The Glory of the Conquered.
(d) The Morning Is Near Us.

2. Where do the women go to get things to take to Mrs. Wright?
(a) The front-room closet.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The bathroom.
(d) The bedroom.

3. Who has been murdered in A Jury of Her Peers?
(a) John Wright.
(b) Martha Hale.
(c) Minnie Foster.
(d) Henry Peters.

4. When talking with Mrs. Peters, Mrs. Hale claims, "If there had been years and years of -- nothing, then a bird to sing to you, it would be awful ____ after the bird was still."
(a) Still.
(b) Lonesome.
(c) Yet.
(d) Again.

5. What is Mrs. Hale's sister's name?
(a) Jennifer.
(b) Samantha.
(c) Bessie.
(d) Heidi.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did the Library of America select the original newspaper article upon which A Jury of Her Peers is based for inclusion in its two-century retrospective of American True Crime?

2. In what year did Susan Glaspell die?

3. What does Mrs. Hale discover wrapped in a piece of silk in Mrs. Wright's things?

4. What was Mrs. Wright's maiden name?

5. What does Mrs. Peters notice about the bird cage?

(see the answer key)

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