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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Mrs. Hale notice about Mrs. Wright’s stitching on her sewing in one section?
(a) It is completely even
(b) It is more delicate than the rest
(c) It has the wrong color thread
(d) It is erratic

3. How many children do the Wrights have?
(a) 2
(b) 0
(c) 1
(d) 3

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

5. What word from the narrative refers to a valley?
(a) Doublet
(b) Garter
(c) Hollow
(d) Fen

Short Answer Questions

1. Near the end of the play, what does Mrs. Peters attempt to take from the box but cannot bring herself to do it?

2. When did Mr. Hale come to the house and discover the murder?

3. What character says, “the law is the law”?

4. From where has the County Attorney just returned upon arriving at the farmhouse?

5. As the women are alone downstairs, what item of clothing does Mrs. Hale carry in the room that belongs to Mrs. Wright?

Short Essay Questions

1. What scene does Mrs. Hale recreate for Mrs. Wright after the men have exited upstairs?

2. What causes Mr. Hale to backtrack in his description of Mrs. Wright's demeanor in his interview with the County Attorney?

3. What does Mrs. Peters say in response to Mrs. Hale berating herself for not visiting Minnie?

4. What does Mrs. Hale discover in the box in Mrs. Wright's sewing basket? How do the women respond?

5. What comment is made regarding the kitchen before the men depart upstairs? Why is this significant?

6. What condescending comments are made of the women as the men first disappear upstairs?

7. What is discovered by Mrs. Peters in the stitching of Mrs. Wright's quilt?

8. How is the theme of female loyalty illustrated in the play?

9. How does Mrs. Hale defend the suspect's dirty kitchen? What does Mr. Henderson regard this to be?

10. How do the men in the play respond to Mrs. Wright's worry over her preserves?

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