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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. Mrs. Hale muses, "Not having children makes less work, but it makes" what?
2. What is beside the wooden bucket on a low shelf in the kitchen?
3. Mrs. Hale tells Mr. Henderson that she rarely visited the Wright home because it didn't seem very ________.
4. Whose "hands aren't always as clean as they might be," according to Mrs. Hale?
5. What is Mrs. Hale in the middle of making when she must leave her kitchen in the beginning of the story?
Short Essay Questions
1. What close call do the women face in the climax of the story regarding the evidence?
2. How does Mrs. Hale "play off" the stitching of the quilt?
3. What leads Mr. Henderson to the conclusion that Mrs. Wright is a bad housekeeper?
4. What is suspicious about the choice of weapon used in the murder? What do the women remark about it?
5. Why had Mr. Hale stopped at the Wrights' property the previous day?
6. When does Mrs. Hale ask Mrs. Peters her opinion on the guilt of Mrs. Wright? What is her reply?
7. What is the response of the men when they discover the women examining the sewing basket?
8. What is discovered about the birdcage which is uncanny by the two women?
9. What comment is made regarding the kitchen before the men depart upstairs? Why is this significant?
10. What does Mr. Hale respond when questioned about how Mrs. Wright appeared when he'd arrived the previous day?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define and analyze the theme of guilt in the narrative. What character is racked with guilt and why?
Essay Topic 2
Define and identify symbolism in A Jury of Her Peers. What about the kitchen is symbolic? What do the jars of fruit represent?
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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