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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The women at the end of Trifles illustrate which of the following concepts?
(a) Arbitration
(b) Insolence
(c) Solidarity
(d) Animosity
2. What word in the narrative means to find fault with?
(a) Ordinate
(b) Interrogate
(c) Abnegate
(d) Reproach
3. Who claims that she is cold?
(a) Mrs. Peters
(b) Bessie
(c) Mrs. Hale
(d) Mrs. Wright
4. Where does Mr. Hale say Mrs. Wright moves after his companion leaves to phone the authorities?
(a) To the front porch
(b) To a chair in the corner
(c) To the kitchen table
(d) To the bedroom
5. What word from the stage directions refers to something that lacks serious content?
(a) Misogynistic
(b) Facetious
(c) Manipulative
(d) Gallant
6. Which of the following is a central theme in Trifles?
(a) Political ambition
(b) Gender differences
(c) Father and son relationships
(d) Nature versus nurture
7. Who does Henry Peters say he sent to the farmhouse in the morning to make a fire?
(a) James
(b) Harry
(c) Frank
(d) Lewis Hale
8. What word from the stage directions means dashing courage or heroic bravery?
(a) Abstinence
(b) Altruism
(c) Gallantry
(d) Insurgence
9. Who does Henry Peters tell that they will be right out as he goes into the other room with George Henderson?
(a) Harry
(b) Lewis Hale
(c) Dr. Lloyd
(d) Frank
10. Where does Henry Peters say a man had gone crazy the day before?
(a) Washington Park
(b) Williams Hospital
(c) Morris Center
(d) James Center
11. According to Henry Peters, what had the temperature dropped below the previous night?
(a) 50 degrees
(b) 20 degrees
(c) 30 degrees
(d) 0 degrees
12. What kind of fruit does Mrs. Hale find in an unbroken jar in the cupboard?
(a) Strawberries
(b) Blueberries
(c) Cherries
(d) Peaches
13. Mrs. Hale says of Mrs. Wright, “I should think she would ‘a wanted a” what?
(a) Telephone
(b) Bird
(c) Radio
(d) Cat
14. Who is to take clothing and things to Mrs. Wright at the jail?
(a) Mrs. Hale
(b) Mrs. Peters
(c) Bessie
(d) Mr. Hale
15. What does George Henderson ask the women as the men return from examining outside?
(a) Well ladies, have you decided whether she was going to quilt it or knot it?
(b) Well, ladies, have you gotten Mrs. Wright’s things ready?
(c) Hello ladies, how has the investigation been going for you?
(d) Well, ladies, have you made the fire warmer yet?
Short Answer Questions
1. What character asks “By the way, has anything been moved? Are things just as you left them”?
2. Which of the following is a recurring motif in Trifles?
3. How does Mr. Hale describe the Wrights’ house when he arrives and discovers the murder?
4. Mrs. Peters exclaims to Mrs. Hale, “My, it’s a good thing the men couldn’t hear us. Wouldn’t they just laugh! Getting all stirred up over a little things like a” what?
5. What is Mrs. Hale’s response when the County Attorney remarks, “Not much of a housekeeper, would you say, ladies?”
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