Question

compare different perspectives
mrs hale: (looking about) it never seemed a very cheerful place.
county attorney: no - its not cheerful. i shouldnt say she had the homemaking instinct.
mrs hale: well, i dont know as wright had, either.
county attorney: you mean that they didnt get on very well?
mrs hale: no, i dont mean anything. but i dont think a placed be any cheerfuller for john wrights being in it.
what does the county attorney think of mrs. wright?
he thinks that she did not like mr. wright.
he thinks that she was a poor housekeeper.
he thinks that she worked too hard.

Explanation:

The county attorney says "I shouldn't say she had the homemaking instinct." This implies he thinks she was not good at keeping a home, i.e., a poor housekeeper.

Answer:

He thinks that she was a poor housekeeper.