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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Trifles.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What key character in the play never appears onstage?
(a) George Henderson
(b) Mrs. Peters
(c) Mrs. Wright
(d) Mrs. Hale
2. George Henderson remarks to the Sheriff that there is “[n]o sign at all of anyone having” what?
(a) Injured the doors
(b) Come from the outside
(c) Murdered John Wright
(d) Called the home first
3. Who was accused of the murder of John Hossack?
(a) Muriel Hossack
(b) Sarah Hossack
(c) Margaret Hossack
(d) Emily Hossack
4. Which of the following is a central theme in Trifles?
(a) Gender differences
(b) Father and son relationships
(c) Political ambition
(d) Nature versus nurture
5. At the end of the play, George Henderson remarks, “Well, Henry, at least we found out that she was not going to” what?
(a) Kill it
(b) Sew it
(c) Quilt it
(d) Knot it
Short Answer Questions
1. What do the women decide to take to Mrs. Wright to help pass the time?
2. Near the end of the play, what does Mrs. Peters attempt to take from the box but cannot bring herself to do it?
3. After the men reenter from upstairs, what character says, “Well, I’ve got the team around. Pretty cold out there”?
4. According to the Introduction, what weapon was used to kill John Hossack?
5. When speaking with Mrs. Peters, Mrs. Hale claims, “I know how things can be—for” what?
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