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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. Who asks the county attorney near the end of the story, "Did you want to see what Mrs. Peters was going to take in?"
(a) Sheriff Peters.
(b) Minnie Foster.
(c) Mr. Hale.
(d) Mrs. Hale.

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

3. What does Mrs. Hale surmise Mrs. Wright was going to do with the bird?
(a) Throw it in the trash.
(b) Give it to Mrs. Wright.
(c) Bury it in the pretty box.
(d) Give it to the Sheriff.

4. When was A Jury of Her Peers published?
(a) 1917.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1914.
(d) 1922.

5. Mrs. Hale tells Mr. Henderson that she rarely visited the Wright home because it didn't seem very ________.
(a) Clean.
(b) Cheerful.
(c) Motherly.
(d) Expensive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mrs. Hale tells Mrs. Peters, "I sew awful queer sometimes when I'm" what?

2. Where had Mrs. Hale met Mrs. Peters previously?

3. What unseen character is described as having "a voice that somehow seemed to be backing up the law with every word"?

4. What is the name of the coroner who came to the Wrights' home the previous day?

5. Where do the men go to investigate after returning from upstairs?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who went for help after discovering Mr. Wright's body? What did Mr. Hale discuss with Mrs. Wright?

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

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

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

5. When Mr. Hale questioned Mrs. Wright about her husband's murder, what did she inform him?

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

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

10. What thoughts does Mrs. Hale have of the Wright residence when the carriage arrives?

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