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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 stands accused of murder in A Jury of Her Peers?
(a) Martha Hale.
(b) John Wright.
(c) Mrs. Peters.
(d) Minnie Wright.

2. What does Mrs. Peters notice about the bird cage?
(a) There is no cover.
(b) The door is broken.
(c) It leans to the side.
(d) It is missing a panel.

3. Where do the women stand close together upon entering the Wright home?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The living room.
(c) The bedroom.
(d) In the doorway.

4. From what university did Susan Glaspell earn her bachelor's degree?
(a) Yale University.
(b) Drake University.
(c) Brown University.
(d) Harvard University.

5. Who announces, "I'm going to stay here awhile by myself" near the end of the story?
(a) Sheriff Peters.
(b) Mr. Henderson.
(c) George Henderson.
(d) Mrs. Hale.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Hale discover under the cloth in Mrs. Wright's sewing basket?

2. Of the boy who killed Mrs. Peters' kitten as a child, she says, "If they hadn't held me back I would have" what?

3. Whom does Mrs. Hale suspect is partially to blame for the mess in the house, when she's alone with Mrs. Peters?

4. What is half-sifted when Mrs. Hale departs her kitchen in the beginning of the story?

5. The county attorney asks himself before exiting with the men, "But would the women know a ____ if they did come upon it?"

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the response of the men when they discover the women examining the sewing basket?

3. What foreshadowing is used in the opening scene of A Jury of Her Peers?

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

5. What does Mrs. Hale hope her husband will do in retelling the previous day's events? Why?

6. When the county attorney asks if Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Wright had been friends, how does she reply?

7. What does Mrs. Hale do with the stitching on the quilt? What is Mrs. Peters' response?

8. How is Sheriff Peters described in the beginning of the narrative?

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

10. What did Mrs. Wright reply when Mr. Hale asked to see Mr. Wright?

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