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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 is Mrs. Hale's sister's name?
2. Where had the sheriff sent someone "for that man who went crazy" yesterday in the story?
3. Where do the women go to get things to take to Mrs. Wright?
4. From what university did Susan Glaspell earn her bachelor's degree?
5. What does Mrs. Hale discover under the cloth in Mrs. Wright's sewing basket?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the response of the men when they discover the women examining the sewing basket?
2. How do the men respond to Mrs. Wright's worry about her preserves?
3. What is discovered by Mrs. Peters in the stitching of Mrs. Wright's quilt?
4. What indication does Mrs. Wright give in front of Mr. Henderson that Mr. Wright was unpleasant?
5. What condescending comments are made of the women as the men disappear upstairs?
6. What does Mrs. Hale regard of Mrs. Wright's clothing in the narrative?
7. What does Mrs. Hale remark to Mrs. Peters about the lack of children in the home and Mr. Wright's personality when the women are alone?
8. What causes Mr. Hale to backtrack in his description of Mrs. Wright's demeanor in his interview with the county attorney?
9. What is suspicious about the choice of weapon used in the murder? What do the women remark about it?
10. When does Mrs. Hale ask Mrs. Peters her opinion on the guilt of Mrs. Wright? What is her reply?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the author's childhood and family, education, career and published works, common themes and stylistic elements in writing. When in Glaspell's career was A Jury of Her Peers published?
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
Define and identify symbolism in A Jury of Her Peers. What about the kitchen is symbolic? What do the jars of fruit represent?
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