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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 fur item does Mrs. Peters go to hang up when she discovers Mrs. Wright's sewing basket?
(a) A cape.
(b) A hat.
(c) A coat.
(d) A tippet.

2. In the actual murder case upon which A Jury of Her Peers is based, John Hossack was killed with what weapon?
(a) An axe.
(b) A rope.
(c) A frying pan.
(d) A gun.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Mrs. Wright's maiden name?

2. How many men are waiting in the two-seated buggy when Mrs. Hale goes out to join them in the beginning of the story?

3. 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?

4. The county attorney asserts that there is "no sign at all of anyone having" what?

5. How old was Mrs. Peters' first child when he died?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who did Mr. Hale call inside after Mrs. Wright told him Mr. Wright was dead? What did they find?

2. What is suspicious about the choice of weapon used in the murder? What do the women remark about it?

3. How does Mrs. Hale begin to piece together the signs of anger in the Wrights' house?

4. Why does Mrs. Hale defend the suspect's dirty kitchen? What does Mr. Henderson regard this to be?

5. What does Mr. Henderson discover broken in the cupboard?

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

7. How does Mrs. Hale "play off" the stitching of the quilt?

8. What does Mrs. Hale begin doing once the men exit to investigate upstairs? What does she discover in the kitchen?

9. What causes Mr. Hale to backtrack in his description of Mrs. Wright's demeanor in his interview with the county attorney?

10. What does Mr. Hale respond when questioned about how Mrs. Wright appeared when he'd arrived the previous day?

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