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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 month does the story take place?
2. What is the setting of A Jury of Her Peers?
3. How many men are waiting in the two-seated buggy when Mrs. Hale goes out to join them in the beginning of the story?
4. What was the first novel published by Susan Glaspell?
5. Mr. Wright is described socially as a man who _____________.
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Mrs. Hale discover in the box in Mrs. Wright's sewing basket? What does she do with it?
2. How do the men respond to Mrs. Wright's worry about her preserves?
3. What prevents Mrs. Hale from entering the Wright house upon their arrival?
4. What did Mrs. Wright do when Mr. Hale attempted to make small talk?
5. What does Mr. Hale describe when he knocked at the Wrights' door the previous day?
6. What in the beginning of the story indicates the time period of the narrative?
7. What condescending comments are made of the women as the men disappear upstairs?
8. What does Mrs. Hale do with the stitching on the quilt? What is Mrs. Peters' response?
9. What indication does Mrs. Wright give in front of Mr. Henderson that Mr. Wright was unpleasant?
10. What does Mrs. Hale begin doing once the men exit to investigate upstairs? What does she discover in the kitchen?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the character of Mr. Henderson and his role in the narrative. What threat does Mr. Henderson pose to Minnie Wright? What is Mr. Henderson's intention in his investigation?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss the symbolism of the bird cage, the pretty box and the dead canary in the story. What is represented by each?
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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