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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. Where did John Hossack's murder take place?
(a) Cairo, Illinois.
(b) Bowling Green, Kentucky.
(c) Indianola, Iowa.
(d) Columbus, Ohio.

2. What was Mrs. Wright's response when Mr. Hale asked her the cause of death of Mr. Wright?
(a) "He died of a gunshot wound."
(b) "He died from heartbreak."
(c) "He died in his sleep."
(d) "He died of a rope around his neck."

3. Mrs. Hale catches sight of an opened bucket of _________ on a low shelf in the kitchen.
(a) Flour.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Honey.
(d) Rice.

4. What does Mrs. Hale almost sit down on when she is alone with Mrs. Peters?
(a) The rocking chair.
(b) The couch.
(c) The kitchen table.
(d) The porch swing.

5. To whose house did Harry go to use the telephone the previous day?
(a) The Johnsons'.
(b) The Stevens'.
(c) The Rivers'.
(d) The Abbots'.

Short Answer Questions

1. The men reenter as Mrs. Hale is asking, "Do you suppose she was going to quilt it or just" what?

2. As the men reenter to leave, Mrs. Hale takes the box and puts it where?

3. What word refers to lack of importance or consequence?

4. What does the county attorney say is "the thing we need" before exiting with the men to investigate?

5. What unseen character is described as having "a voice that somehow seemed to be backing up the law with every word"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When does Mrs. Hale ask Mrs. Peters her opinion on the guilt of Mrs. Wright? What is her reply?

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

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

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

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

8. What is suspicious about the choice of weapon used in the murder? What do the women remark about it?

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

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

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