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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When talking with Mrs. Peters, Mrs. Hale claims, "If there had been years and years of -- nothing, then a bird to sing to you, it would be awful ____ after the bird was still."
(a) Again.
(b) Yet.
(c) Still.
(d) Lonesome.

2. Mrs. Hale muses, "Not having children makes less work, but it makes" what?
(a) Things too peaceful.
(b) A quiet house.
(c) Life boring.
(d) No sense.

3. What kind of trees surround the Wright home?
(a) Maple.
(b) Poplar.
(c) Cedar.
(d) Pine.

4. What does the county attorney say is "the thing we need" before exiting with the men to investigate?
(a) A suspect.
(b) A time of death.
(c) A motive.
(d) A weapon.

5. What was Mrs. Wright's response when Mr. Hale asked her "Then why can't I see him?" after he was informed Mr. Wright was home?
(a) "Cause he's dead."
(b) "Cause he's bathing."
(c) "Cause he's sleeping.."
(d) "Cause he's working."

Short Answer Questions

1. Mrs. Hale catches sight of an opened bucket of _________ on a low shelf in the kitchen.

2. Who stands accused of murder in A Jury of Her Peers?

3. Who was the previous sheriff in the county before Sheriff Peters?

4. In the beginning of A Jury of Her Peers, when Martha Hale opens the storm-door and gets a cut of the north wind, she runs back for ________________.

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

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