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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The majority of the action in A Jury of Her Peers takes place in what room of the house?
(a) The bathroom.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The living room.
(d) The bedroom.

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

3. What color is Mrs. Wright's shawl?
(a) Black.
(b) Gray.
(c) White.
(d) Purple.

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

5. Who states in the short story, "women are used to worrying over trifles"?
(a) Mrs. Peters.
(b) Mr. Peters.
(c) Mr. Hale.
(d) Mr. Henderson.

6. What was Mrs. Wright's response when Mr. Hale asked her the cause of death of Mr. Wright?
(a) "He died in his sleep."
(b) "He died from heartbreak."
(c) "He died of a rope around his neck."
(d) "He died of a gunshot wound."

7. What word means concealed; secret; disguised?
(a) Overt.
(b) Prominent.
(c) Covert.
(d) Malicious.

8. When Mrs. Peters asks if Mrs. Wright had a bird, Mrs. Hale replies that there was a man in town selling what the year before?
(a) Canaries.
(b) Parrots.
(c) Pigeons.
(d) Hawks.

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

10. What sentence follows Mrs. Hale's line: "No, Wright wouldn't like the bird -- a thing that sang. She used to sing"?
(a) "He hated the melody."
(b) "And then she killed him."
(c) "He killed that too."
(d) "And look where it got her."

11. What was Mrs. Wright's maiden name?
(a) Fisher.
(b) Foster.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Jackson.

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

13. Who enters the house near the end of the story saying, "I've got the team round now. Pretty cold out there"?
(a) Mrs. Hale.
(b) Mr. Hale.
(c) Sheriff Peters.
(d) Mrs. Peters.

14. The Wrights' home is located in what?
(a) A cul-de-sac.
(b) A hollow.
(c) A thick forest.
(d) An apple grove.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In her despair, Mrs. Hail says, "I tell you, it's queer, Mrs. Peters. We live close together, and we" what?

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

3. Whom does Mrs. Hale suspect is partially to blame for the mess in the house, when she's alone with Mrs. Peters?

4. How many times had Mrs. Hale been to the Wright home before the narrative begins?

5. When discussing the case with the sheriff, the county attorney says, "But you know juries when it comes to" what?

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