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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From where did Mr. Henderson travel to come to the crime scene?
(a) Omaha.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Denver.
(d) Nashville.

2. Where did Mrs. Wright move to after Harry went to call for the coroner the previous day?
(a) The bedroom.
(b) A chair in the corner.
(c) The front porch.
(d) The back yard.

3. What is half-sifted when Mrs. Hale departs her kitchen in the beginning of the story?
(a) Flour.
(b) Salt.
(c) Cocoa.
(d) Sugar.

4. Who went on trial for the murder of John Hossack?
(a) Mary Hossack.
(b) Minnie Hossack.
(c) Margaret Hossack.
(d) Martha Hossack.

5. When discussing the case with the sheriff, the county attorney marks that the crime was committed in what way?
(a) Maliciously.
(b) Vengfully.
(c) Clumsily.
(d) Skillfully.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Peters reply when the county attorney asks the women, "have you decided whether she was going to quilt it or knot it?"

2. What does Mr. Hale tell the county attorney his first thought was, upon seeing Mr. Wright?

3. What was Mrs. Wright's maiden name?

4. What theater troupe, of which Glaspell was a member, produced a one-act play with the same plot as A Jury of Her Peers?

5. Where do the men go to investigate after returning from upstairs?

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