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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men are waiting in the two-seated buggy when Mrs. Hale goes out to join them in the beginning of the story?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

2. What does Mrs. Hale respond when the county attorney sees the birdcage and asks, "Has the bird flown?"
(a) "To heaven."
(b) "It was murdered."
(c) "It has."
(d) "We think the cat got it."

3. Where do the men first gather upon entering the Wright house at the beginning of the story?
(a) The doorway.
(b) The stove.
(c) The bathroom.
(d) The bedroom.

4. Where had the sheriff sent someone "for that man who went crazy" yesterday in the story?
(a) Aurthur's Crossing.
(b) Morris Center.
(c) Robin's Junction.
(d) John's Ferry.

5. When the women are alone, Mrs. Peters tells Mrs. Hale, "Mr. Henderson is awful ______ in a speech."
(a) Serious.
(b) Sarcastic.
(c) Threatening.
(d) Amusing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mrs. Hale describes Mrs. Wright as having been like a what in her youth?

2. Whom does Mrs. Hale suspect is partially to blame for the mess in the house, when she's alone with Mrs. Peters?

3. Who asks the county attorney near the end of the story, "Did you want to see what Mrs. Peters was going to take in?"

4. What does Mrs. Peters say Mrs. Wright had been worried about the night before when the weather turned?

5. From where did Mr. Henderson travel to come to the crime scene?

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