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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before Mr. Hale began his story, he looked "as if standing in that kitchen and having to tell what he had seen there yesterday morning made him" ____________.
(a) Almost turn blue.
(b) Want to throw up.
(c) Want to leave.
(d) Almost sick.

2. What is half-sifted when Mrs. Hale departs her kitchen in the beginning of the story?
(a) Salt.
(b) Cocoa.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Flour.

3. Mrs. Hale suggests that Mrs. Peters not tell Mrs. Wright what?
(a) The fruit is ruined.
(b) The dishes weren't done.
(c) They found the bird.
(d) Her stitching was off.

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

5. According to the county attorney when he exits with the men to investigate, who is "one of us"?
(a) Mrs. Hale.
(b) Mrs. Peters.
(c) Harry.
(d) Mrs. Wright.

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

7. Why is Mr. Henderson unable to dry his hands after washing them in the sink?
(a) There are no towels.
(b) Mrs. Hale has the towels.
(c) The hand-towels are dirty.
(d) The towels are wet in the sink.

8. Where do the men go to investigate after returning from upstairs?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The basement.
(c) The field.
(d) The barn.

9. What word means to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure?
(a) Condemn.
(b) Reproach.
(c) Accuse.
(d) Heresy.

10. What did Mrs. Wright do when Mr. Hale told her he wanted to see Mr. Wright the previous day?
(a) Laughed.
(b) Went to the kitchen.
(c) Wept.
(d) Went upstairs.

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

12. In what city did Glaspell work when she covered the murder trial of John Hossack?
(a) Des Moines, Iowa.
(b) Nashville, Tennessee
(c) Madison, Wisconsin.
(d) Chicago, Illinois.

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

14. What is Mr. Hale's response when asked the question of Mrs. Wright, "How did she seem to feel about your coming?"
(a) "Why, she jumped up and ran from the room."
(b) "Why, I don't think she minded -- one way or other."
(c) "Well, she asked me to stay for tea."
(d) "She seemed agitated that I was there."

15. What color roll of cloth does Mrs. Hale remove from Mrs. Wright's basket?
(a) Orange.
(b) Red.
(c) Pink.
(d) Blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Peters say Mrs. Wright was frightened of in her house the previous day?

2. In what month does the story take place?

3. What color is Mrs. Wright's shawl?

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."

5. What was Mrs. Wright's response when Mr. Hale asked her the cause of death of Mr. Wright?

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