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

2. What is Mrs. Hale's last line in the story?
(a) "Minnie Wright is innocent."
(b) "We call it -- knot it, Mr. Henderson."
(c) "We call it - stitch it, Mr. Henderson."
(d) "Trifles are what men are."

3. Mrs. Hale is startled by hearing Mrs. Peters say: "A person gets discouraged -- and loses" what?
(a) Ability.
(b) Heart.
(c) Morals.
(d) Focus.

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

5. Mr. Henderson asks the sheriff if he's sure there's nothing in the kitchen that would point to any _______.
(a) Maliciousness.
(b) Motive.
(c) Break-in.
(d) Conspiracy.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?"

2. What theater troupe, of which Glaspell was a member, produced a one-act play with the same plot as A Jury of Her Peers?

3. To what road did Harry go to use the telephone the previous day?

4. What color roll of cloth does Mrs. Hale remove from Mrs. Wright's basket?

5. What does Mrs. Peters say Mrs. Wright had been worried about the night before when the weather turned?

Short Essay Questions

1. What in the beginning of the story indicates the time period of the narrative?

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

3. What comment is made regarding the kitchen before the men depart upstairs? Why is this significant?

4. What happens after Mr. Hale finishes his story of the previous day's events?

5. What leads Mr. Henderson to the conclusion that Mrs. Wright is a bad housekeeper?

6. How does Mr. Henderson explain the need for a motive in the case to the sheriff?

7. What did Mrs. Wright do when Mr. Hale attempted to make small talk?

8. How does Mrs. Hale feel about leaving her kitchen in the beginning of the story? Why?

9. How does Sheriff Peters begin the investigation after arriving at the Wright home? What does Mr. Henderson interrupt to ask?

10. What does Mrs. Hale regard of Mrs. Wright's clothing in the narrative?

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