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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 word means concealed; secret; disguised?
(a) Malicious.
(b) Prominent.
(c) Overt.
(d) Covert.

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

3. In what year did the Library of America select the original newspaper article upon which A Jury of Her Peers is based for inclusion in its two-century retrospective of American True Crime?
(a) 2003.
(b) 2002.
(c) 2008.
(d) 2005.

4. What was the name of Susan Glaspell's father?
(a) Elmer S. Glaspell.
(b) James. R. Glaspell.
(c) Theodore L. Glaspell.
(d) Forrest C. Glaspell.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Mrs. Wright's response when Mr. Hale asked her "Then why can't I see him?" after he was informed Mr. Wright was home?

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

3. Mrs. Hale tells Mr. Henderson that she rarely visited the Wright home because it didn't seem very ________.

4. In her despair, Mrs. Hail says, "I tell you, it's queer, Mrs. Peters. We live close together, and we" what?

5. What does Mr. Hale tell the county attorney his first thought was, upon seeing Mr. Wright?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is discovered about the birdcage which is uncanny by the two women?

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

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

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

6. How did Mrs. Wright inform Mr. Hale of her husband's location and means of death?

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

8. What scene does Mrs. Hale imagine after finding the half-poured sugar in the kitchen?

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

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

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