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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. Mrs. Hale tells Mrs. Peters, “She used to ____. He killed that too.”
(a) Sew
(b) Sing
(c) Talk
(d) Dance

2. What character in the play is based on the real-life figure of John Hossack?
(a) George Henderson
(b) Lewis Hale
(c) John Wright
(d) Henry Peters

3. What is Mrs. Hale’s response when the County Attorney remarks, “Not much of a housekeeper, would you say, ladies?”
(a) There’s a great deal of work to be done on a farm
(b) She was an excellent housekeeper, sir
(c) Her husband wouldn’t let her clean
(d) She was busy with the children, mostly

4. What character says, “the law is the law”?
(a) Mrs. Peters
(b) Bessie
(c) Mrs. Hale
(d) George Henderson

5. What word does Mrs. Hale refer to Mr. Wright as, which indicates that he was tight with money?
(a) Seedy
(b) Stingy
(c) Tight
(d) Close

Short Answer Questions

1. What characters are described as "men in middle life"?

2. According to Mrs. Peters, where is Mrs. Wright’s shawl always hung?

3. What does Mr. Hale say he is going to town to sell when he stops by the Wrights’ home?

4. Mrs. Hale remarks when looking at Mrs. Wright’s sewing that she wonders if she was going to do what or “just knot it”?

5. Who does Henry Peters tell that they will be right out as he goes into the other room with George Henderson?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Henderson discover broken in the cupboard? What does Mrs. Peters remark about this?

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

3. What indication does Mrs. Wright give in front of Mr. Henderson that Mr. Wright is unpleasant?

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

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

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

7. What is the men’s response when they discover the women examining the sewing basket?

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

9. What do the two women remark about the birdcage when they discover it?

10. What happens after Mr. Hale finishes his story of the previous day's events?

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