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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 quilt.
(b) The table.
(c) The sugar bowl.
(d) The sewing basket.

3. What is Mrs. Hale's eldest son doing in town while she and her husband are with the sheriff in the story?
(a) Buying clothes.
(b) Buying food.
(c) Selling potatoes.
(d) Getting a watch fixed.

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

5. The county attorney asks himself before exiting with the men, "But would the women know a ____ if they did come upon it?"
(a) Murderer.
(b) Motive.
(c) Weapon.
(d) Clue.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of Mrs. Hale, Susan Glaspell writes, "the fact that she had lived neighbor to that girl for twenty years, and had let her die for" what was more than she could bear?

2. What was the name of Susan Glaspell's father?

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

4. In what city did Glaspell work when she covered the murder trial of John Hossack?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What prevents Mrs. Hale from entering the Wright house upon their arrival?

2. What is discovered by Mrs. Peters in the stitching of Mrs. Wright's quilt?

3. How does Mrs. Hale recall Mrs. Wright? What significance does this have in interpreting Minnie's character?

4. What is the response of the men when they discover the women examining the sewing basket?

5. How does Mrs. Peters attempt to maintain objectiveness with Mrs. Hale when she concludes Minnie's innocence?

6. What passing comment of Mr. Hale's reveals information about the relationship of the Wrights'?

7. How does Mrs. Peters describe her understanding of stillness in the narrative?

8. How is the theme of gender roles defined in the plot of the story?

9. How does Mrs. Hale feel when her husband begins retelling the previous day's events? Why?

10. How is the character of Mr. Wright revealed in Mr. Hale's story?

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