A Jury of Her Peers Quizzes

A Jury of Her Peers Quiz 1

1 The story was first published as a/an
novel

poem

play

comic
2 The original version was called
Knot It

Murder

The Dead Bird

Trifles
3 The story of Minnie and John is
based on a true story

based on a member of Glaspell's family

completely fictionalized

exactly accurate
4 What was Martha Hale doing when she was interrupted?
Cleaning

Dealing with children

Making bread

Sewing
5 How does Mrs. Hale feel about leaving her kitchen?
Pleased

Annoyed

Angry

Indifferent
6 Who is NOT going to the Wright house at the beginning?
Mrs. Peters

Mr. Hale

Henderson

Harry Hale
7 Mrs. Hale sees Mrs. Peters as very
prideful

dumb

silly

timid
8 Mr. Peters is described as all the following except
cruel

imposing

loud

large
9 The Wright place is very
filthy

ostentatious

lonesome

crowded
10 Which character says something negative about women?
Henderson

Mr. Peters

Mr. Hale

All of these characters
11 Who found the body?
Mr. Hale

Henderson

Mr. Peters

Mrs. Peters
12 When Mr. Hale speaks, he
is quiet and shy

lies

tends to mix things up

is very confident
13 Mr. Hale went to see John about
mail

a horse

a telephone

potatoes
14 Where did Mr. Hale find Minnie?
In her rocker

Standing by the fire

Upstairs

At the table
15 Mr. Hale says Minnie looked
angry

queer

tense

depressed
16 How did John Wright die?
He was shot

He was attacked with an ax

He was strangled

He was poisoned
17 What does Minnie say about John's death?
That she saw it happen

That she was in another room when it happened

That she did it

That she was sleeping during it
18 The first thing Henderson criticizes in the kitchen is
the broken fruit jars

the pans and pots

the towel

the stove
19 What did Mrs. Peters say Minnie was worried about?
Her trial

Her bird

Her house

Her preserves
20 Mr. Hale says women are used to worrying over
men

the law

important matters

trifles
21 Henderson says Minnie was not much of
mother

a housekeeper

cook

wife
22 What does Henderson describe as dirty?
The fireplace

The floor

The towels

The stove
23 The weather outside is
very cold

temperate

warm and windy

snowing
24 Mrs. Hale
was not allowed to visit Minnie

did not like Minnie

visited Minnie often

did not visit Minnie very often
25 Mrs. Hale can best be described as
prejudiced

shy

observant

ignorant

What did Mr. Hale find at the Wright house?

Mr. Hale found Minnie sitting in a rocking chair.

So I knocked again, louder, and I thought I heard somebody say, 'Come in.' I wasn't sure- I'm not sure yet. But I opened the door--this door," jerking
a hand toward the door by which the two women...

Asked by Chett B #1361862

Answered by jill d #170087 on 4/9/2025 9:35 AM

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Why does Mrs. Hale go to the Wright house with the sheriff and her husband?

Mrs Hale accompanied the sheriff and her husband because Mrs. Peters asked if she could come along. The two women were meant to gather things for Minnie Wright... clothes and a few personal items, to take to her in jail.

"I suppose anything Mrs....

Asked by Joe L #1307786

Answered by jill d #170087 on 6/14/2023 1:46 PM

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Based on her thinking after learning of her husband's death, how would Mrs. Mallard in "The Story of an Hour" have responded to Franklin's idea?

I don't think Mrs. Mallard would agree. I believe that she was happy with her husband... and that she loved him, but his death provided her with what she believed to be true freedom.

Asked by vic v #1275612

Answered by jill d #170087 on 12/2/2022 11:39 PM

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A Jury of Her Peers

by Susan Glaspell

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