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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the actual murder case upon which A Jury of Her Peers is based, John Hossack was killed with what weapon?
(a) A gun.
(b) A frying pan.
(c) An axe.
(d) A rope.

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

3. What is the name of the coroner who came to the Wrights' home the previous day?
(a) Dr. Phelps.
(b) Dr. Lloyd.
(c) Dr. Freud.
(d) Dr. Meadows.

4. How many men are waiting in the two-seated buggy when Mrs. Hale goes out to join them in the beginning of the story?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

5. When Mr. Hale was asked how Mrs. Wright looked when he had entered the previous day, he first responds that she looked __________.
(a) Sick.
(b) Angry.
(c) Queer.
(d) Lonely.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Hale suggest when Mrs. Peters questions what happened to Mrs. Wright's bird?

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

3. Mrs. Wright's shawl always hangs on what?

4. What sentence follows Mrs. Hale's line: "No, Wright wouldn't like the bird -- a thing that sang. She used to sing"?

5. In what month does the story take place?

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