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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was Mrs. Wright's maiden name?
2. Where did John Hossack's murder take place?
3. What does Mr. Hale tell the county attorney his first thought was, upon seeing Mr. Wright?
4. What had Mrs. Wright requested to be brought to her at the jail in addition to clothes?
5. How does Mrs. Hale describe the dress Minnie Foster wore while singing with the choir?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Mrs. Peters describe her understanding of stillness in the narrative?
2. What condescending comments are made of the women as the men disappear upstairs?
3. How is the theme of gender roles defined in the plot of the story?
4. How does Mrs. Hale begin to piece together the signs of anger in the Wrights' house?
5. What causes Mr. Hale to backtrack in his description of Mrs. Wright's demeanor in his interview with the county attorney?
6. What does Mrs. Hale do with the stitching on the quilt? What is Mrs. Peters' response?
7. What does Mrs. Hale discover in the box in Mrs. Wright's sewing basket? What does she do with it?
8. What does Mrs. Hale regard of Mrs. Wright's clothing in the narrative?
9. What comment is made regarding the kitchen before the men depart upstairs? Why is this significant?
10. What prevents Mrs. Hale from entering the Wright house upon their arrival?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the character of Minnie Wright in comparison with Margaret Hossack. How, in the articles about the Hossack trial, was Margaret Hossack described?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the author's childhood and family, education, career and published works, common themes and stylistic elements in writing. When in Glaspell's career was A Jury of Her Peers published?
Essay Topic 3
Define and identify the imagery used in A Jury of Her Peers. How does the use of simile give the reader a better understanding of Mr. and Mrs. Wright?
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