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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. What is Mrs. Peters’ response when Mrs. Hale asks, “Do you think she did it?”
(a) No, I think she’s innocent
(b) Yes, I think she did
(c) Oh, what do I care?
(d) Oh, I don’t know

2. Where is Mrs. Wright discovered when Mr. Hale comes by and discovers the murder?
(a) On the sofa
(b) At the kitchen table
(c) In the rocking chair
(d) By the bedside

3. After the men reenter from upstairs, who says he is going to stay at the Wright home by himself?
(a) Henry Peters
(b) George Henderson
(c) Dr. Lloyd
(d) Lewis Hale

4. What refers to direct perception of truth, independent of any reasoning process?
(a) Misogyny
(b) Retribution
(c) Exposition
(d) Intuition

5. At what time does Mr. Hale knock on the Wrights’ door when he discovers the murder?
(a) Past 10:00 a.m.
(b) Past 8:00 a.m.
(c) Before 3:30 p.m.
(d) After noon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where outside do the men go to look for evidence after they have finished upstairs?

2. Who does Henry Peters say he sent to the farmhouse in the morning to make a fire?

3. Mr. Hale says that he stops by the Wrights’ home to ask John Wright about sharing what?

4. What does George Henderson ask the women when he sees the birdcage in the room?

5. Who claims that she is cold?

Short Essay Questions

1. What indication does Mrs. Wright give in front of Mr. Henderson that Mr. Wright is unpleasant?

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

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

4. What does Mrs. Hale say to Mrs. Peters in disregarding the stitching of the quilt?

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

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

7. What memory of brutal loss does Mrs. Peters share from her childhood?

8. How do the men in the play respond to Mrs. Wright's worry over her preserves?

9. What does Mrs. Hale regard of Mrs. Wright's clothing?

10. What happens after Mr. Hale finishes his story of the previous day's events?

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