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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 word means to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure?

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

3. Who was the previous sheriff in the county before Sheriff Peters?

4. What does Mrs. Hale almost sit down on when she is alone with Mrs. Peters?

5. To whose house did Harry go to use the telephone the previous day?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the Wright property described in the narrative?

3. What scene does Mrs. Hale imagine after finding the half-poured sugar in the kitchen?

4. How is the theme of female loyalty illustrated in the story?

5. How does Mrs. Peters describe her understanding of stillness in the narrative?

6. What does Mr. Hale describe when he knocked at the Wrights' door the previous day?

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

8. When does Mrs. Hale ask Mrs. Peters her opinion on the guilt of Mrs. Wright? What is her reply?

9. What close call do the women face in the climax of the story regarding the evidence?

10. How does the theme of guilt apply to Mrs. Hale in the narrative?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between Sheriff Peters and Mrs. Peters in comparison with the relationship between Mr. and Mrs. Hale. What similarities are there? What differences?

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 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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