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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 was Mrs. Wright's response when Mr. Hale asked her "Then why can't I see him?" after he was informed Mr. Wright was home?

2. Of Mrs. Hale, Susan Glaspell writes, "the fact that she had lived neighbor to that girl for twenty years, and had let her die for" what was more than she could bear?

3. When discussing the case with the sheriff, the county attorney says, "But you know juries when it comes to" what?

4. How many men are waiting in the two-seated buggy when Mrs. Hale goes out to join them in the beginning of the story?

5. Who enters the house near the end of the story saying, "I've got the team round now. Pretty cold out there"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mr. Hale respond when questioned about how Mrs. Wright appeared when he'd arrived the previous day?

3. What did Mrs. Wright reply when Mr. Hale asked to see Mr. Wright?

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

5. What leads Mrs. Hale to the conclusion that Mr. Wright killed the bird?

6. How does Mrs. Hale begin to piece together the signs of anger in the Wrights' house?

7. How is Mrs. Peters described through Mrs. Hale's thoughts in the beginning of the narrative?

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

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

10. What does Mrs. Hale do with the stitching on the quilt? What is Mrs. Peters' response?

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

Describe the use of exposition in A Jury of Her Peers. In a linear plot, where does the exposition generally fall in a story? How does this traditional plot structure apply to A Jury of Her Peers?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the character of John Wright and different qualities which lead the reader to believe Mrs. Wright killed him. Is murder justified, given the circumstances? Why or why not?

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