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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From where has the County Attorney just returned upon arriving at the farmhouse?
(a) Chicago
(b) St. Louis
(c) Omaha
(d) Little Rock

2. According to Henry Peters, what had the temperature dropped below the previous night?
(a) 30 degrees
(b) 50 degrees
(c) 0 degrees
(d) 20 degrees

3. According to Mr. Hale, how does Mrs. Wright respond when he asks, “Who did this, Mrs. Wright?”
(a) He did it to himself
(b) I did it
(c) I don’t know
(d) The burglars did it

4. What character is described as a woman who “would ordinarily be called more comfortable looking, but she is disturbed now”?
(a) Mrs. Peters
(b) Mrs. Hale
(c) Mrs. Wright
(d) Bessie

5. About what does the County Attorney exclaim before stating, “Not much of a housekeeper, would you say, ladies?”
(a) Dirty towels
(b) Dirty clothing
(c) Dirty floor
(d) Dirty windows

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Mrs. Peters, the item that Mrs. Wright had asked for, in addition to clothes, is located where?

3. Who says, “Well, Women are used to worrying over trifles”?

4. What character says, “the law is the law”?

5. Who invites the women to come up to the fire in the beginning of Trifles?

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