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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times had Mrs. Hale been to the Wright home before the narrative begins?
(a) None.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

2. When was the play Trifles first produced?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1916.

3. 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) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

4. What was the name of Susan Glaspell's father?
(a) James. R. Glaspell.
(b) Elmer S. Glaspell.
(c) Forrest C. Glaspell.
(d) Theodore L. Glaspell.

5. Mrs. Hale states to Mrs. Peters, "The law is the law -- and a bad" what?
(a) "Woman is a bad woman."
(b) "Man is a bad man."
(c) "Stove is a bad stove."
(d) "Law is a bad law."

6. From where did Mr. Henderson travel to come to the crime scene?
(a) Nashville.
(b) Denver.
(c) Omaha.
(d) Chicago.

7. What is Mrs. Hale's eldest son doing in town while she and her husband are with the sheriff in the story?
(a) Selling potatoes.
(b) Getting a watch fixed.
(c) Buying clothes.
(d) Buying food.

8. When was A Jury of Her Peers published?
(a) 1917.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1914.

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

10. Mr. Hale had come by the previous day to ask Mr. Wright if he wanted what installed?
(a) A fence post.
(b) Electricity.
(c) Gas heating.
(d) A telephone.

11. Where did Mrs. Wright point when Mr. Hale asked the whereabouts of Mr. Wright?
(a) Into the bathroom.
(b) Into the kitchen.
(c) Toward the backyard.
(d) Upstairs.

12. What does Mrs. Hale suggest Mrs. Peters take with her to Mrs. Wright at the jail, to "take up her mind"?
(a) The bird.
(b) A photo album.
(c) The rope.
(d) The quilt.

13. Who had the sheriff sent off "for that man who went crazy" yesterday in the story?
(a) Frank.
(b) Carl.
(c) Roger.
(d) William.

14. When was John Hossack murdered?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1901.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1902.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Hale tell the county attorney his first thought was, upon seeing Mr. Wright?

2. The Wrights' home is located in what?

3. Mrs. Peters nervously says to Mrs. Hale, "it's a good thing the men couldn't hear us! Getting all stirred up over a little thing like a" what?

4. What was Mrs. Wright's response when Mr. Hale asked her, "Who did this, Mrs. Wright?"

5. What did Mrs. Hale feel she should take her hand off of once the men reentered, but found herself unable to do so?

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