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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. Where do the men first gather upon entering the Wright house at the beginning of the story?

2. In what month does the story take place?

3. What color roll of cloth does Mrs. Hale remove from Mrs. Wright's basket?

4. How old was Mrs. Peters' first child when he died?

5. When was John Hossack murdered?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the theme of gender roles defined in the plot of the story?

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

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

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

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

6. How is the character of Mr. Wright revealed in Mr. Hale's story?

7. What leads Mrs. Hale to the conclusion that Mr. Wright killed the bird?

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

9. What condescending comments are made of the women as the men disappear upstairs?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character of Mrs. Peters and her relationship to the other characters in the narrative. What characteristics is Mrs. Peters described as having? What is Mrs. Peters' objective in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the relationship between Sheriff Peters and Mrs. Peters in comparison with the relationship between Mr. and Mrs. Hale. What similarities are there? What differences?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the character of Mrs. Hale and her relationship to Mrs. Wright in the narrative. How did Mrs. Hale know Mrs. Wright? Were they close? Why or why not?

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