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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. Where did Mrs. Wright move to after Harry went to call for the coroner the previous day?
(a) The front porch.
(b) The back yard.
(c) The bedroom.
(d) A chair in the corner.

4. What was Mrs. Wright's response when Mr. Hale asked her "Has anybody been notified?"
(a) "Yes."
(b) "No."
(c) "They're on their way."
(d) "His son."

5. Mrs. Hale describes Minnie Foster as having been _________ 20 years ago.
(a) Depressive.
(b) Conservative.
(c) Strange.
(d) Lively.

6. When alone with Mrs. Peters, Mrs. Hale asks, "I wonder how it would seem never to have had any" what?
(a) "Contact with the world."
(b) "Children around."
(c) "Company."
(d) "Dogs around"

7. Who discovers uneven stitching in one of the quilt blocks?
(a) Mrs. Peters.
(b) Martha Hale.
(c) Sheriff Peters.
(d) George Henderson.

8. Mrs. Hale considers the manner of Mrs. Peters to be _________.
(a) Impulsive.
(b) Bullying.
(c) Shrinking.
(d) Overbearing.

9. What item makes Mrs. Hale nervous when the county attorney takes it out while listening to Mr. Hale's story?
(a) A pencil.
(b) A ruler.
(c) A knife.
(d) A pair of glasses.

10. What word refers to lack of importance or consequence?
(a) Insignificance.
(b) Incognizance.
(c) Anarchy.
(d) Jubilation.

11. What is Mrs. Hale in the middle of making when she must leave her kitchen in the beginning of the story?
(a) Bread.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Pancakes.
(d) Cookies.

12. What is the title of the original newspaper article upon which A Jury of Her Peers is based?
(a) "The Hossack Murder."
(b) "Rural Homicide."
(c) "Mrs. Wright Kills Husband."
(d) "Death on the Farm."

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

14. Mrs. Hale tells Mrs. Peters, "I sew awful queer sometimes when I'm" what?
(a) "Lazy."
(b) "Preoccupied."
(c) "Just tired."
(d) "Angry."

15. What is Mrs. Hale's first name?
(a) Martha.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Minnie.
(d) Connie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Hale say Mrs. Wright had responded when he asked "Ho' do, Mrs. Wright? It's cold, ain't it?"

2. How old was Mrs. Peters' first child when he died?

3. Where do the men first gather upon entering the Wright house at the beginning of the story?

4. In what grammatical tense is A Jury of Her Peers written?

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

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