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A Jury Of Her Peers

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the primary suspect of Mr. Wright's death?

a)

Mrs. Hale

b)

Mrs. Peter

c)

Mrs. Wright

d)

Mr. Hale

2.

What is the County Attorney looking for?

a)

Evidence that would point to a motive for the murder.

b)

A murder weapon.

c)

Fingerprints at the crime scene.

d)

Evidence that would show how John Wright was murdered.

3.

Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale are the ones who know why the murder happened before the men do.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What was Mrs. Wright's response when Mr. Hale asked her, "Who did this, Mrs. Wright?"

a)

"A burglar did it"

b)

"It was me"

c)

"My son did it"

d)

"I don't know"

5.

The Wright house and landscape had the appearance of loneliness.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

As the men enter the room, Mrs. Hale takes the box and puts it where?

a)

Behind a flower vase

b)

In her coat pocket

c)

Under the bed

d)

Behind a rock

7.

Who was the first to discover the dead body of John Wright?

a)

Mrs. Peters

b)

Mr. Hale

c)

Mr. Peters

d)

Mrs. Hale

8.

What information did Mrs. Peter and Mrs. Hale hide from the authorities?

a)

A dead Bird

b)

Who killed Minnie Foster

c)

A picture

d)

A letter that Minnie Foster wrote

9.

Mrs. Wright was crying when Mr. Hale arrived at her house the morning after the murder

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Minnie Foster barely appears in the story "A Jury of Her Peers," but we learn much about her motives and traits from the other characters. What are the motives that possibly compelled Minnie Foster to kill her husband?

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11.

What was meant by Mr. Hale when he said "but would the women know a clue if they did come upon it?"

a)

Women are more clever than the man

b)

The women are up to no good

c)

The women aren't smart

12.

Why was Martha Hale reluctant to leave her house in the opening paragraph?

a)

She didn't like to leave things undone

b)

She wanted to bake cookies

c)

She wasn't feeling good

13.
  1. What causes the men to overlook the evidence found by the women in the story "A Jury of Her Peers"?

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