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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Susan Glaspell wrote A Jury of Her Peers based on the Hossack murder which she discovered working as _____________.
(a) A journalist.
(b) An actress.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A judge.

2. What does Mrs. Hale discover wrapped in a piece of silk in Mrs. Wright's things?
(a) A dead canary.
(b) A jar of preserves.
(c) A journal.
(d) A broken plate.

3. Mrs. Wright's shawl always hangs on what?
(a) The stair door.
(b) The closet door.
(c) The cupboard door.
(d) The coat rack.

4. Mr. Hale tells the sheriff that he had been going to town the previous morning with whom?
(a) Harry.
(b) Mrs. Hale.
(c) Pete.
(d) Henry.

5. Mrs. Hale remembers Mrs. Wright mostly as she was before she married, how many years ago?
(a) 30.
(b) 35.
(c) 20.
(d) 25.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The only unbroken jar of fruit in the cupboard is filled with ___________.

3. How many men are waiting in the two-seated buggy when Mrs. Hale goes out to join them in the beginning of the story?

4. Where was Mrs. Wright when Mr. Hale had entered the Wright house the previous day?

5. Who has been murdered in A Jury of Her Peers?

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