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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mrs. Hale describes Mrs. Wright as having been like a what in her youth?
(a) Horse.
(b) Deer.
(c) Squirrel.
(d) Bird.

2. What does Mrs. Hale suggest Mrs. Peters take with her to Mrs. Wright at the jail, to "take up her mind"?
(a) The rope.
(b) The quilt.
(c) A photo album.
(d) The bird.

3. Mrs. Peters becomes frozen near the end of the story because she is unable to touch what?
(a) The quilt.
(b) The bird.
(c) The dirty dishes.
(d) John Wright.

4. Who is to bring Mrs. Wright some things at the jail?
(a) Mrs. Hale.
(b) Mrs. Peters.
(c) Mr. Henderson.
(d) Sheriff Peters.

5. How many men are waiting in the two-seated buggy when Mrs. Hale goes out to join them in the beginning of the story?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the actual murder case upon which A Jury of Her Peers is based, John Hossack was killed with what weapon?

3. Who does Mrs. Hale say "have their hands full" to Mr. Henderson?

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

5. What is the name of Mrs. Hale's eldest son?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Mrs. Hale begins to piece together the story of Minnie Wright, how does she berate her own actions?

2. What leads Mrs. Hale to the conclusion that Mr. Wright killed the bird?

3. When does Mrs. Hale ask Mrs. Peters her opinion on the guilt of Mrs. Wright? What is her reply?

4. What does Mr. Hale describe when he knocked at the Wrights' door the previous day?

5. What does Mrs. Hale discover in the box in Mrs. Wright's sewing basket? What does she do with it?

6. Why does Mrs. Hale defend the suspect's dirty kitchen? What does Mr. Henderson regard this to be?

7. What condescending comments are made of the women as the men disappear upstairs?

8. How does the theme of guilt apply to Mrs. Hale in the narrative?

9. How is the theme of female loyalty illustrated in the story?

10. How did Mrs. Wright inform Mr. Hale of her husband's location and means of death?

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