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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. Mr. Henderson states, after discovering a mess in the kitchen, "I guess before we're through with her she may have something more serious than _____ to worry about."
(a) A filthy kitchen.
(b) Preserves.
(c) Housework.
(d) Dirty dishes.

2. What does Mrs. Hale hate to see, as described in the beginning of the story?
(a) Hungry children.
(b) Broken stoves.
(c) Women in ratty clothing.
(d) Things half done.

3. What does Mrs. Peters say Mrs. Wright was frightened of in her house the previous day?
(a) Her cat.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her bird.
(d) A spider.

4. Who discovers uneven stitching in one of the quilt blocks?
(a) Sheriff Peters.
(b) George Henderson.
(c) Martha Hale.
(d) Mrs. Peters.

5. When did the murder trial of John Hossack take place?
(a) 1901.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1900.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Mr. Henderson unable to dry his hands after washing them in the sink?

2. Who stands accused of murder in A Jury of Her Peers?

3. How does Mrs. Hale describe the dress Minnie Foster wore while singing with the choir?

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

5. What was Mrs. Wright's maiden name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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