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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mrs. Hale remembers Mrs. Wright mostly as she was before she married, how many years ago?
(a) 20.
(b) 25.
(c) 30.
(d) 35.

2. What does Mrs. Peters say Mrs. Wright had been worried about the night before when the weather turned?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her bird.
(c) Her fruit.
(d) Her cat.

3. With what group had Minnie Foster sung in her youth?
(a) An opera.
(b) A glee club.
(c) The town choir.
(d) A high school band.

4. What does Mrs. Peters notice about the bird cage?
(a) The door is broken.
(b) There is no cover.
(c) It leans to the side.
(d) It is missing a panel.

5. What does Mrs. Hale notice about the kitchen table when she is alone with Mrs. Peters?
(a) It has a lot of scratches.
(b) It's half wiped clean.
(c) It is wobbly.
(d) It's covered in dust.

6. What does Mrs. Peters reply when the county attorney asks the women, "have you decided whether she was going to quilt it or knot it?"
(a) Both.
(b) Neither.
(c) Knot it.
(d) Quilt it.

7. What color is the rocking chair in the Wrights' home?
(a) Green.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) Yellow.

8. What does Mrs. Hale surmise Mrs. Wright was going to do with the bird?
(a) Bury it in the pretty box.
(b) Throw it in the trash.
(c) Give it to the Sheriff.
(d) Give it to Mrs. Wright.

9. Mrs. Hale recalled that upon meeting Mrs. Peters the first time she didn't seem like _____________.
(a) A mormon.
(b) A republican.
(c) A mother.
(d) A sheriff's wife.

10. The Wrights' home is located in what?
(a) A hollow.
(b) A thick forest.
(c) A cul-de-sac.
(d) An apple grove.

11. What sentence follows Mrs. Hale's line: "No, Wright wouldn't like the bird -- a thing that sang. She used to sing"?
(a) "He killed that too."
(b) "He hated the melody."
(c) "And look where it got her."
(d) "And then she killed him."

12. What does Mr. Hale say Mrs. Wright had responded when he asked "Ho' do, Mrs. Wright? It's cold, ain't it?"
(a) "Depends who you ask."
(b) "Not for this time of year."
(c) "Is it?"
(d) "Why's that?"

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

14. What does Mr. Hale go to look after while the sheriff and county attorney are finishing investigating?
(a) The horses.
(b) The cows.
(c) The pigs.
(d) The chickens.

15. The county attorney asks himself before exiting with the men, "But would the women know a ____ if they did come upon it?"
(a) Motive.
(b) Weapon.
(c) Clue.
(d) Murderer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Mrs. Peters' kitten killed with when she was young?

2. Where was Mrs. Wright when Mr. Hale had entered the Wright house the previous day?

3. The majority of the action in A Jury of Her Peers takes place in what room of the house?

4. Mrs. Hale catches sight of an opened bucket of _________ on a low shelf in the kitchen.

5. Where had Mrs. Hale met Mrs. Peters previously?

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