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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the short story that Susan Glaspell adapted Trifles into?
(a) The Trial of a Century
(b) The Canary
(c) The Last Trial
(d) A Jury of Her Peers

2. Who is to take clothing and things to Mrs. Wright at the jail?
(a) Mrs. Peters
(b) Mr. Hale
(c) Mrs. Hale
(d) Bessie

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

4. Who does Mr. Hale recall having said, “No, he’s dead all right, and we’d better not touch anything” when he discovered the murder?
(a) Dr. Lloyd
(b) Harry
(c) Bessie
(d) Frank

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Mrs. Peters remarks to Mrs. Hale that when she was young, a boy killed her kitten with what?

2. In what year was John Hossack murdered?

3. Mrs. Hale tells Mrs. Peters, “If I was you, I wouldn’t tell her” what?

4. In the narrative, Mrs. Hale says, “Not having children makes less work—but it makes” what?

5. According to Mr. Hale, how does Mrs. Wright respond when he asks, “Who did this, Mrs. Wright?”

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