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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 was John Hossack murdered?
(a) 1901.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1900.

2. The majority of the action in A Jury of Her Peers takes place in what room of the house?
(a) The living room.
(b) The bathroom.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The bedroom.

3. Mr. Henderson states, after discovering a mess in the kitchen, "I guess before we're through with her she may have something more serious than _____ to worry about."
(a) A filthy kitchen.
(b) Housework.
(c) Dirty dishes.
(d) Preserves.

4. Where did Mrs. Wright point when Mr. Hale asked the whereabouts of Mr. Wright?
(a) Into the bathroom.
(b) Into the kitchen.
(c) Upstairs.
(d) Toward the backyard.

5. In her despair, Mrs. Hail says, "I tell you, it's queer, Mrs. Peters. We live close together, and we" what?
(a) "Are far too close."
(b) "Never see each other."
(c) "Run into each other once."
(d) "Live far apart."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Hale discover wrapped in a piece of silk in Mrs. Wright's things?

2. The county attorney states near the end of the story that "a sheriff's wife is married to" what?

3. The county attorney asserts that there is "no sign at all of anyone having" what?

4. Who is to bring Mrs. Wright some things at the jail?

5. What does Mrs. Hale discover under the cloth in Mrs. Wright's sewing basket?

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