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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. How does Mrs. Hale describe the dress Minnie Foster wore while singing with the choir?
2. What was Mrs. Wright's response when Mr. Hale asked her "Has anybody been notified?"
3. What is the title of the original newspaper article upon which A Jury of Her Peers is based?
4. What does Mrs. Hale begin to arrange after the men exit upstairs?
5. What is the name of the county attorney?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Mr. Henderson discover broken in the cupboard?
2. What does Mr. Hale describe when he knocked at the Wrights' door the previous day?
3. What close call do the women face in the climax of the story regarding the evidence?
4. How does Mrs. Peters describe her understanding of stillness in the narrative?
5. How does Mrs. Hale "play off" the stitching of the quilt?
6. What does Mrs. Peters say in response to Mrs. Hale berating herself for not visiting Minnie?
7. How is Sheriff Peters described in the beginning of the narrative?
8. What does Mr. Hale respond when questioned about how Mrs. Wright appeared when he'd arrived the previous day?
9. What does Mrs. Hale do with the stitching on the quilt? What is Mrs. Peters' response?
10. Why does Mrs. Hale defend the suspect's dirty kitchen? What does Mr. Henderson regard this to be?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the details of the Hossack murder trial. Where did the trial take place and in what capacity was Susan Glaspell involved?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss the symbolism of the bird cage, the pretty box and the dead canary in the story. What is represented by each?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the author's childhood and family, education, career and published works, common themes and stylistic elements in writing. When in Glaspell's career was A Jury of Her Peers published?
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