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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 does Mrs. Hale discover wrapped in a piece of silk in Mrs. Wright's things?

2. What is Mrs. Hale's first name?

3. Mr. Hale had come by the previous day to ask Mr. Wright if he wanted what installed?

4. When does Mrs. Hale recall having met Mrs. Peters previously in the beginning of the story?

5. When the women are alone, Mrs. Peters tells Mrs. Hale, "Mr. Henderson is awful ______ in a speech."

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Sheriff Peters described in the beginning of the narrative?

2. How does Mr. Henderson explain the need for a motive in the case to the sheriff?

3. What memory of brutal loss does Mrs. Peters share from her childhood?

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

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

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

7. How does Sheriff Peters begin the investigation after arriving at the Wright home? What does Mr. Henderson interrupt to ask?

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

9. What is discovered about the birdcage which is uncanny by the two women?

10. How does Mrs. Hale "play off" the stitching of the quilt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the details of the Hossack murder trial. Where did the trial take place and in what capacity was Susan Glaspell involved?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the relationship between the women in the narrative. How does the relationship develop? Why do the women gain a sympathy for Mrs. Wright through the second half of the story?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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