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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 was Susan Glaspell born?
2. What does Mrs. Hale suddenly become worried about regarding her son in the beginning of the story?
3. To whom does Sheriff Peters ask Mr. Hale to explain what he'd seen the previous morning in the beginning of the story?
4. Mrs. Hale catches sight of an opened bucket of _________ on a low shelf in the kitchen.
5. The county attorney asks himself before exiting with the men, "But would the women know a ____ if they did come upon it?"
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Mrs. Hale feel when her husband begins retelling the previous day's events? Why?
2. What scene does Mrs. Hale imagine after finding the half-poured sugar in the kitchen?
3. What does Mrs. Hale regard of Mrs. Wright's clothing in the narrative?
4. What is the response of the men when they discover the women examining the sewing basket?
5. How does the theme of guilt apply to Mrs. Hale in the narrative?
6. What prevents Mrs. Hale from entering the Wright house upon their arrival?
7. What comment is made regarding the kitchen before the men depart upstairs? Why is this significant?
8. What is the irony of the plot of A Jury of Her Peers?
9. How do the men respond to Mrs. Wright's worry about her preserves?
10. When Mr. Hale questioned Mrs. Wright about her husband's murder, what did she inform him?
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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