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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month does the story take place?
(a) June.
(b) March.
(c) May.
(d) September.

2. What did Mrs. Wright do when Mr. Hale told her he wanted to see Mr. Wright the previous day?
(a) Went upstairs.
(b) Laughed.
(c) Wept.
(d) Went to the kitchen.

3. What is the pattern of the quilt the women discover in Mrs. Wright's sewing basket?
(a) Log cabin.
(b) Serene lake.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Easter.

4. Where do the men go to investigate after returning from upstairs?
(a) The field.
(b) The basement.
(c) The barn.
(d) The kitchen.

5. What theater troupe, of which Glaspell was a member, produced a one-act play with the same plot as A Jury of Her Peers?
(a) The Pittsburgh Players.
(b) The Punxsutawney Players.
(c) The Philadelphia Players.
(d) The Provincetown Players.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mrs. Hale feel she should take her hand off of once the men reentered, but found herself unable to do so?

2. In describing Mr. Wright, Mrs. Hale claims he was "like a raw wind that" what?

3. Who does Mrs. Hale say "have their hands full" to Mr. Henderson?

4. Who had requested that Mrs. Hale come along to the crime scene in the beginning of the story?

5. What is the name of the deputy sheriff?

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