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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mrs. Peters says that Mr. Henderson is awful what “in a speech”?
(a) Sarcastic
(b) Cautious
(c) Malignant
(d) Arbitrary

2. What acts as a symbol of Mrs. Wright’s marriage in the play?
(a) The canary
(b) The bread
(c) The dirty dishes
(d) The birdcage

3. Mrs. Hale remarks that there was a man selling what kind of birds last year?
(a) Parakeets
(b) Finches
(c) Canaries
(d) Parrots

4. Mrs. Peters claims that “[t]he law has got to” do what?
(a) Be right
(b) Uphold itself
(c) Collect taxes
(d) Punish crime

5. Mrs. Hale refers to Mrs. Wright as “real sweet and pretty, but kind of timid and” what?
(a) Fluttery
(b) Skittery
(c) Shy
(d) Insincere

6. What does George Henderson ask the women as the men return from examining outside?
(a) Hello ladies, how has the investigation been going for you?
(b) Well ladies, have you decided whether she was going to quilt it or knot it?
(c) Well, ladies, have you gotten Mrs. Wright’s things ready?
(d) Well, ladies, have you made the fire warmer yet?

7. According to Mrs. Peters, the item that Mrs. Wright had asked for, in addition to clothes, is located where?
(a) The top drawer of the cupboard
(b) The basement
(c) The attic closet
(d) The bathroom closet

8. About what does the County Attorney exclaim before stating, “Not much of a housekeeper, would you say, ladies?”
(a) Dirty floor
(b) Dirty towels
(c) Dirty clothing
(d) Dirty windows

9. Mrs. Hale describes Mrs. Wright as having worn a dress with what color ribbons when she sang in the choir?
(a) Yellow
(b) Blue
(c) Pink
(d) Red

10. At the end of the play, what does Mrs. Hale have her hand over?
(a) The bread box
(b) Her pocket
(c) Her purse
(d) The sewing basket

11. What does Mr. Hale say he thinks he hears someone say when he knocks a second time on the Wrights’ door?
(a) Go away
(b) Come in
(c) Who is it?
(d) Come back later

12. Mrs. Peters remarks to Mrs. Hale that when she was young, a boy killed her kitten with what?
(a) A rock
(b) A rope
(c) A gun
(d) A hatchet

13. According to Mrs. Peters, what is Mrs. Wright worried will freeze?
(a) Summer vegetables
(b) Bread
(c) Preserves
(d) Fruitcake

14. How does Mr. Hale claim Mrs. Wright looks when the day he discovers the murder?
(a) Happy
(b) Queer
(c) Jovial
(d) Serene

15. Whom does George Henderson say “doesn’t need supervising”?
(a) Mrs. Hale
(b) Lewis Hale
(c) Mrs. Peters
(d) Bessie

Short Answer Questions

1. Mrs. Hale remarks that Mrs. Wright did not even belong to what organization?

2. Where in the house does all of the action of the play take place?

3. Mrs. Peters tells Mrs. Hale that when the boy killed her kitten she would have done what “if they hadn’t held me back”?

4. Who claims that she is cold?

5. What was Mrs. Wright’s name before she got married?

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