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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mr. Hale says that he stops by the Wrights’ home to ask John Wright about sharing what?
(a) A telephone line
(b) A barnyard
(c) A fence
(d) Winter firewood

2. After the men reenter from upstairs, who says he is going to stay at the Wright home by himself?
(a) Lewis Hale
(b) George Henderson
(c) Dr. Lloyd
(d) Henry Peters

3. What is Mr. Hale’s response when asked of Mrs. Wright, “How did she seem to feel about your coming?”
(a) Well, she seemed happy to see me
(b) She began weeping when I came in
(c) Why, I don’t think she minded—one way or other
(d) Well, I think she wanted me to go

4. What character in the play is based on the real-life figure of Margaret Hossack?
(a) Mrs. Wright
(b) Mrs. Hale
(c) Bessie
(d) Mrs. Peters

5. Mrs. Peters claims that “[t]he law has got to” do what?
(a) Punish crime
(b) Uphold itself
(c) Collect taxes
(d) Be right

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Hale say she hasn’t visited the Wright home much?

2. Of what does Mrs. Peters say, “They’re superstitious, you know. They leave”?

3. What word in the narrative means to find fault with?

4. The success of Trifles rests largely on what dramatic/literary device that means the audience is aware of facts not grasped by characters in the play?

5. What does George Henderson ask the women when he sees the birdcage in the room?

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