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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 coat.
(b) A tippet.
(c) A hat.
(d) A cape.

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

3. What is half-sifted when Mrs. Hale departs her kitchen in the beginning of the story?
(a) Flour.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Cocoa.
(d) Salt.

4. What is the pattern of the quilt the women discover in Mrs. Wright's sewing basket?
(a) Log cabin.
(b) Serene lake.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Easter.

5. The majority of the action in A Jury of Her Peers takes place in what room of the house?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The bedroom.
(c) The bathroom.
(d) The living room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Mrs. Wright's response when Mr. Hale asked her the cause of death of Mr. Wright?

2. Where had the sheriff sent someone "for that man who went crazy" yesterday in the story?

3. Who was the previous sheriff in the county before Sheriff Peters?

4. Where was Susan Glaspell born?

5. Sheriff Peters is described as being particularly genial with____________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What indication does Mrs. Wright give in front of Mr. Henderson that Mr. Wright was unpleasant?

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

5. How does the theme of guilt apply to Mrs. Hale in the narrative?

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

7. What close call do the women face in the climax of the story regarding the evidence?

8. What does Mrs. Wright consider about the rocking chair in the Wrights' home? How is it described?

9. What does Mrs. Peters say in response to Mrs. Hale berating herself for not visiting Minnie?

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

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