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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Mrs. Hale recall having met Mrs. Peters previously in the beginning of the story?
(a) 2 months ago.
(b) 20 years ago.
(c) 1 year ago.
(d) 6 months ago.

2. Who does Mrs. Hale say "have their hands full" to Mr. Henderson?
(a) Farmers' wives.
(b) Men.
(c) Women.
(d) Sheriffs.

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

4. What did Mrs. Hale feel she should take her hand off of once the men reentered, but found herself unable to do so?
(a) The table.
(b) The sugar bowl.
(c) The quilt.
(d) The sewing basket.

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

6. In what grammatical tense is A Jury of Her Peers written?
(a) Present imperfect tense.
(b) Future tense.
(c) Past tense.
(d) Present tense.

7. In describing Mr. Wright, Mrs. Hale claims he was "like a raw wind that" what?
(a) "Has no mercy."
(b) "Blows through the trees."
(c) "Give you frostbite."
(d) "Gets into the bone."

8. What kind of weapon was in the Wrights' house but wasn't used on Mr. Wright?
(a) A dagger.
(b) A rope.
(c) A machete.
(d) A gun.

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

10. Mrs. Hale describes Mrs. Wright as having been like a what in her youth?
(a) Deer.
(b) Horse.
(c) Squirrel.
(d) Bird.

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

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

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

14. 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?
(a) "Dead canary."
(b) "Sink of dishes."
(c) "Dirty kitchen."
(d) "Quilt."

15. What does Mrs. Peters reply when Mrs. Hale asks her, "Do you think she -- did it?"
(a) "What do you think?"
(b) "Oh, I don't know."
(c) "It's possible."
(d) "I have no doubt."

Short Answer Questions

1. From what university did Susan Glaspell earn her bachelor's degree?

2. What did Mrs. Wright do when Mr. Hale told her he wanted to see Mr. Wright the previous day?

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

4. Mrs. Hale states to Mrs. Peters, "The law is the law -- and a bad" what?

5. What is Sheriff Peters' first name?

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