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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the county attorney?
(a) Lewis Hale.
(b) Henry Peters.
(c) George Henderson.
(d) John Wright.

2. What kind of weapon was in the Wrights' house but wasn't used on Mr. Wright?
(a) A machete.
(b) A dagger.
(c) A rope.
(d) A gun.

3. Mr. Henderson asks the sheriff if he's sure there's nothing in the kitchen that would point to any _______.
(a) Maliciousness.
(b) Motive.
(c) Conspiracy.
(d) Break-in.

4. The men reenter as Mrs. Hale is asking, "Do you suppose she was going to quilt it or just" what?
(a) Knot it.
(b) Needle it.
(c) Poke it.
(d) Stitch it.

5. What is Mrs. Hale's first name?
(a) Cassandra.
(b) Minnie.
(c) Martha.
(d) Connie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Mrs. Wright's shawl?

2. When the women are alone, Mrs. Peters tells Mrs. Hale, "Mr. Henderson is awful ______ in a speech."

3. Who announces, "I'm going to stay here awhile by myself" near the end of the story?

4. To whom does Sheriff Peters ask Mr. Hale to explain what he'd seen the previous morning in the beginning of the story?

5. What novelist and playwright did Susan Glaspell marry?

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