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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 time was it when Mr. Hale had stopped by the Wright home the previous day?
(a) After 8 a.m.
(b) After 4 p.m.
(c) Before 9 a.m.
(d) Before 12 p.m.

2. What does Mrs. Hale suggest Mrs. Peters take with her to Mrs. Wright at the jail, to "take up her mind"?
(a) The bird.
(b) The quilt.
(c) The rope.
(d) A photo album.

3. How many men are waiting in the two-seated buggy when Mrs. Hale goes out to join them in the beginning of the story?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

4. In what city did Glaspell work when she covered the murder trial of John Hossack?
(a) Madison, Wisconsin.
(b) Nashville, Tennessee
(c) Des Moines, Iowa.
(d) Chicago, Illinois.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Peters notice about the bird cage?

2. What was Mrs. Peters' kitten killed with when she was young?

3. What color is Mrs. Wright's shawl?

4. Mrs. Wright's shawl always hangs on what?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Hale discover in the box in Mrs. Wright's sewing basket? What does she do with it?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Mrs. Hale remark to Mrs. Peters about the lack of children in the home and Mr. Wright's personality when the women are alone?

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