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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. What does Mrs. Peters use to wrap around a jar to take to Mrs. Wright?
(a) A petticoat
(b) A bath towel
(c) A shawl
(d) A dish cloth

2. At what time does Mr. Hale knock on the Wrights’ door when he discovers the murder?
(a) After noon.
(b) Past 10:00 a.m.
(c) Past 8:00 a.m.
(d) Before 3:30 p.m.

3. Who does Henry Peters say he sent to the farmhouse in the morning to make a fire?
(a) James
(b) Lewis Hale
(c) Frank
(d) Harry

4. According to Mr. Hale, how does Mrs. Wright respond when he asks, “Who did this, Mrs. Wright?”
(a) I did it
(b) The burglars did it
(c) He did it to himself
(d) I don’t know

5. Who claims that she is cold?
(a) Mrs. Hale
(b) Mrs. Wright
(c) Bessie
(d) Mrs. Peters

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Mrs. Hale feel she should take her hand off of once the men reenter, but finds herself unable to do so?

5. What title refers to an officer, as of a county or municipality, whose chief function is to investigate any death not clearly resulting from natural causes?

Short Essay Questions

1. When George Henderson asks if Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Wright had been friends, how does Mrs. Hale reply?

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

3. What does Mrs. Hale begin doing once the men exit to investigate upstairs? What does she discover in the kitchen?

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

5. What does Mrs. Hale remark to Mrs. Peters about the signs of anger in the Wrights' house?

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

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

10. What leads Mr. Henderson to the conclusion that Mrs. Wright is a bad housekeeper?

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