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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Detailed Summary & Analysis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Peters attempt to put in her handbag before they leave the house?
(a) A towel.
(b) An apron.
(c) The box.
(d) Some jewelry.

2. In what year did Susan Glaspell die?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1942.

3. The county attorney asks himself before exiting with the men, "But would the women know a ____ if they did come upon it?"
(a) Murderer.
(b) Motive.
(c) Weapon.
(d) Clue.

4. How many women are waiting in the two-seated buggy when Mrs. Hale goes out to join them in the beginning of the story?
(a) None.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

5. Who does Mrs. Hale say "have their hands full" to Mr. Henderson?
(a) Women.
(b) Men.
(c) Farmers' wives.
(d) Sheriffs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mrs. Hale describe the dress Minnie Foster wore while singing with the choir?

2. What does Mrs. Hale notice about the kitchen table when she is alone with Mrs. Peters?

3. What does Mrs. Hale absentmindedly begin to do with the ill-stitched block of quilting?

4. What is half-sifted when Mrs. Hale departs her kitchen in the beginning of the story?

5. How old was Mrs. Peters' first child when he died?

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