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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where outside do the men go to look for evidence after they have finished upstairs?
(a) The slave quarters
(b) The barn
(c) The guest cabin
(d) The driveway

2. Which of the following is a key theme in Trifles?
(a) Sexual longing
(b) Sibling rivalry
(c) Isolation
(d) The impact of war

3. What character says, “And yet, for all their worries, what would we do without the ladies?”
(a) Dr. Lloyd
(b) George Henderson
(c) Lewis Hale
(d) John Wright

4. What does Mrs. Peters tell Mrs. Hale that she knows?
(a) Sanity
(b) Grief
(c) Stillness
(d) Purity

5. Trifles is seen by critics and theorists as an early example of what dramatic genre?
(a) Feminist drama
(b) Absurdist drama
(c) Dadaist drama
(d) Realist drama

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of pet does Mrs. Peters say Mrs. Wright was afraid of?

2. How do the women determine Mrs. Wright’s pet had been killed?

3. What acts as a symbol of Mrs. Wright’s marriage in the play?

4. In the narrative, Mrs. Peters says, “Somehow we just don’t see how it is with other folks until” what?

5. According to Mrs. Peters, who says it looks “bad for” Mrs. Wright?

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