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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. In what year did Susan Glaspell die?

2. What was Mrs. Wright's response when Mr. Hale asked her the cause of death of Mr. Wright?

3. What fur item does Mrs. Peters go to hang up when she discovers Mrs. Wright's sewing basket?

4. Mrs. Hale tells Mr. Henderson that she rarely visited the Wright home because it didn't seem very ________.

5. In what narrative mode is A Jury of Her Peers written?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Mrs. Peters attempt to maintain objectiveness with Mrs. Hale when she concludes Minnie's innocence?

3. When Mr. Hale questioned Mrs. Wright about her husband's murder, what did she inform him?

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

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

6. Who did Mr. Hale call inside after Mrs. Wright told him Mr. Wright was dead? What did they find?

7. What is the irony of the plot of A Jury of Her Peers?

8. What passing comment of Mr. Hale's reveals information about the relationship of the Wrights'?

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

10. Why does Mrs. Hale defend the suspect's dirty kitchen? What does Mr. Henderson regard this to be?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the objectives of each character and the actions taken to achieve those objectives. What does Mr. Henderson want to find in the home? Why does he abandon the kitchen?

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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