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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Trifles.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What character is described as “a slight wiry woman” with “a thin nervous face”?
(a) Mrs. Hale
(b) Mrs. Peters
(c) Bessie
(d) Mrs. Wright

2. What kind of pattern do the women see in Mrs. Wright’s sewing in the sewing basket?
(a) A log cabin pattern
(b) A dress pattern
(c) A barn pattern
(d) A butterfly pattern

3. Where in the house does Mrs. Peters find a birdcage?
(a) The attic
(b) The cupboard
(c) The basement
(d) The bedroom

4. Mrs. Hale refers to Mrs. Wright as “real sweet and pretty, but kind of timid and” what?
(a) Fluttery
(b) Insincere
(c) Skittery
(d) Shy

5. What does Mrs. Hale notice about Mrs. Wright’s stitching on her sewing in one section?
(a) It has the wrong color thread
(b) It is completely even
(c) It is erratic
(d) It is more delicate than the rest

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the women note about the birdcage in the Wrights’ home while the men are outside?

2. What item does Mrs. Peters say Mrs. Wright had asked for, calling it a funny thing to want in jail?

3. Near the end of the play, what does Mrs. Peters attempt to take from the box but cannot bring herself to do it?

4. How many articles did Susan Glaspell write as a reporter that covered the John Hossack murder case?

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

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