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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mrs. Wright's shawl always hangs on what?
(a) The closet door.
(b) The coat rack.
(c) The cupboard door.
(d) The stair door.

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

3. From what university did Susan Glaspell earn her bachelor's degree?
(a) Brown University.
(b) Drake University.
(c) Yale University.
(d) Harvard University.

4. Who went on trial for the murder of John Hossack?
(a) Margaret Hossack.
(b) Martha Hossack.
(c) Minnie Hossack.
(d) Mary Hossack.

5. To whom does Sheriff Peters ask Mr. Hale to explain what he'd seen the previous morning in the beginning of the story?
(a) Mrs. Hale.
(b) Mr. Henderson.
(c) Mrs. Peters.
(d) Minnie Foster.

6. How many men are waiting in the two-seated buggy when Mrs. Hale goes out to join them in the beginning of the story?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

7. Where did John Hossack's murder take place?
(a) Cairo, Illinois.
(b) Columbus, Ohio.
(c) Bowling Green, Kentucky.
(d) Indianola, Iowa.

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

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

10. Mrs. Hale catches sight of an opened bucket of _________ on a low shelf in the kitchen.
(a) Honey.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Flour.
(d) Rice.

11. Mrs. Hale muses, "Not having children makes less work, but it makes" what?
(a) A quiet house.
(b) Things too peaceful.
(c) No sense.
(d) Life boring.

12. When was John Hossack murdered?
(a) 1901.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1899.

13. Who had the sheriff sent off "for that man who went crazy" yesterday in the story?
(a) Roger.
(b) Carl.
(c) Frank.
(d) William.

14. 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) Want to leave.
(b) Want to throw up.
(c) Almost turn blue.
(d) Almost sick.

15. What is Mrs. Hale's response when Mrs. Peters says, "Of course we don't know who killed the bird"?
(a) "I knew Minnie Foster."
(b) "Minnie Foster did."
(c) "I knew John Wright."
(d) "John Wright did."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Hale discover under the cloth in Mrs. Wright's sewing basket?

2. What is Mr. Hale's first name?

3. With what group had Minnie Foster sung in her youth?

4. 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?"

5. What does Mrs. Hale respond when the county attorney sees the birdcage and asks, "Has the bird flown?"

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