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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the county attorney when he exits with the men to investigate, who is "one of us"?

2. The majority of the action in A Jury of Her Peers takes place in what room of the house?

3. Who went on trial for the murder of John Hossack?

4. What does Mrs. Peters notice about the bird cage?

5. According to Mr. Hale's story, Mrs. Wright was doing what to her apron when he visited?

Short Essay Questions

1. What leads Mr. Henderson to the conclusion that Mrs. Wright is a bad housekeeper?

2. What is discovered by Mrs. Peters in the stitching of Mrs. Wright's quilt?

3. What causes Mr. Hale to backtrack in his description of Mrs. Wright's demeanor in his interview with the county attorney?

4. What does Mrs. Hale remark to Mrs. Peters about the lack of children in the home and Mr. Wright's personality when the women are alone?

5. How does Mrs. Peters describe her understanding of stillness in the narrative?

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

7. How does Mrs. Hale feel about leaving her kitchen in the beginning of the story? Why?

8. How does Sheriff Peters begin the investigation after arriving at the Wright home? What does Mr. Henderson interrupt to ask?

9. What scene does Mrs. Hale imagine after finding the half-poured sugar in the kitchen?

10. What is discovered about the birdcage which is uncanny by the two women?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define and identify the imagery used in A Jury of Her Peers. How does the use of simile give the reader a better understanding of Mr. and Mrs. Wright?

Essay Topic 2

Define and identify symbolism in A Jury of Her Peers. What about the kitchen is symbolic? What do the jars of fruit represent?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the character of Lewis Hale and discuss his relationship with the other characters in the story. How well did Mr. Hale know the Wrights'? What regard did he have for them?

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