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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What theater troupe, of which Glaspell was a member, produced a one-act play with the same plot as A Jury of Her Peers?
(a) The Pittsburgh Players.
(b) The Philadelphia Players.
(c) The Provincetown Players.
(d) The Punxsutawney Players.

2. Where do the women stand close together upon entering the Wright home?
(a) The living room.
(b) The bedroom.
(c) In the doorway.
(d) The kitchen.

3. What is the pattern of the quilt the women discover in Mrs. Wright's sewing basket?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Easter.
(c) Log cabin.
(d) Serene lake.

4. As the men reenter to leave, Mrs. Hale takes the box and puts it where?
(a) Back in the house.
(b) Behind a rock.
(c) In her coat pocket.
(d) Under the buggy seat.

5. What does Mrs. Peters attempt to put in her handbag before they leave the house?
(a) Some jewelry.
(b) An apron.
(c) A towel.
(d) The box.

6. Who announces, "I'm going to stay here awhile by myself" near the end of the story?
(a) Mrs. Hale.
(b) Sheriff Peters.
(c) George Henderson.
(d) Mr. Henderson.

7. What is the name of the county attorney?
(a) Henry Peters.
(b) Lewis Hale.
(c) John Wright.
(d) George Henderson.

8. In Mrs. Peters' first attempt at small talk with Mrs. Hale she says, "The country's not very _____ this time of year."
(a) Pleasant.
(b) Wet.
(c) Cold.
(d) Warm.

9. What does Mrs. Hale begin to arrange after the men exit upstairs?
(a) Papers.
(b) Preserves.
(c) Dirty pans.
(d) Quilts.

10. What is beside the wooden bucket on a low shelf in the kitchen?
(a) A sweater.
(b) A knife.
(c) A paper bag.
(d) A stock pot.

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

12. Who was the previous sheriff in the county before Sheriff Peters?
(a) Sheriff Roberts.
(b) Sheriff Rogers.
(c) Sheriff Gorman.
(d) Sheriff Jackson.

13. For what short story did Susan Glaspell win a prize of $500 from Black Cat Magazine?
(a) "The Mountains Within Me."
(b) "Canyon of Sorrow."
(c) "Joyous Spring Meadows."
(d) "For the Love of the Hills."

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

15. What is Mrs. Hale's last line in the story?
(a) "We call it - stitch it, Mr. Henderson."
(b) "We call it -- knot it, Mr. Henderson."
(c) "Trifles are what men are."
(d) "Minnie Wright is innocent."

Short Answer Questions

1. What color roll of cloth does Mrs. Hale remove from Mrs. Wright's basket?

2. Who asks the county attorney near the end of the story, "Did you want to see what Mrs. Peters was going to take in?"

3. 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?"

4. What item makes Mrs. Hale nervous when the county attorney takes it out while listening to Mr. Hale's story?

5. When Mr. Hale was asked how Mrs. Wright looked when he had entered the previous day, he first responds that she looked __________.

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