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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what region of the United States is Trifles set?
(a) The Northeast
(b) The South
(c) The West
(d) The Midwest

2. According to Mrs. Peters, what is Mrs. Wright worried will freeze?
(a) Fruitcake
(b) Preserves
(c) Summer vegetables
(d) Bread

3. What is located on the table in the opening scene of Trifles?
(a) A dish-towel
(b) A cake
(c) Fresh fruit
(d) A birdcage

4. Mrs. Peters remarks to Mrs. Hale that when she was young, a boy killed her kitten with what?
(a) A gun
(b) A rock
(c) A hatchet
(d) A rope

5. What is a symbol of Mrs. Wright’s life prior to her marriage in the play?
(a) The canary
(b) The quilt
(c) The bread
(d) The dirty dishes

Short Answer Questions

1. In what room of the now abandoned farmhouse is the setting for the opening scene of Trifles?

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

3. Mrs. Hale remarks when looking at Mrs. Wright’s sewing that she wonders if she was going to do what or “just knot it”?

4. Mrs. Hale remarks that Mr. Wright did not do what?

5. What is the name of the short story that Susan Glaspell adapted Trifles into?

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