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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mrs. Peters tells Mrs. Hale that when the boy killed her kitten she would have done what “if they hadn’t held me back”?
(a) Killed myself
(b) Run away
(c) Hurt him
(d) Killed him

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

3. What type of pet does Mrs. Peters say Mrs. Wright was afraid of?
(a) Fish
(b) Cats
(c) Birds
(d) Dogs

4. Where do the women go to gather some things to take to Mrs. Wright in jail?
(a) The front room closet
(b) The basement
(c) The upstairs bedroom
(d) The bathroom closet

5. When did Susan Glaspell marry George Cram Cook?
(a) 1916
(b) 1885
(c) 1913
(d) 1919

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mr. Hale’s companion go to use the telephone after discovering Mr. Wright’s body?

2. Where does Mrs. Hale begin to sit but then steps back while the women are alone downstairs?

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

4. Mrs. Hale tells Mrs. Peters, “She used to ____. He killed that too.”

5. What does Mrs. Peters note that Mrs. Wright had in the corner of the room?

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