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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Detailed Summary & Analysis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Susan Glaspell born?
(a) 1876.
(b) 1869.
(c) 1891.
(d) 1893.

2. As Mr. Hale began to retell the previous days events, Mrs. Hale "had that sinking feeling of the mother whose child is about to _____________.
(a) "Get into trouble."
(b) "Lie to her."
(c) "Speak a piece."
(d) "Confess to something."

3. Where do the women stand close together upon entering the Wright home?
(a) The bedroom.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) In the doorway.
(d) The living room.

4. Mrs. Hale states to Mrs. Peters, "The law is the law -- and a bad" what?
(a) "Law is a bad law."
(b) "Woman is a bad woman."
(c) "Man is a bad man."
(d) "Stove is a bad stove."

5. To whom does Sheriff Peters ask Mr. Hale to explain what he'd seen the previous morning in the beginning of the story?
(a) Minnie Foster.
(b) Mrs. Peters.
(c) Mrs. Hale.
(d) Mr. Henderson.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the play Trifles first produced?

2. Who went on trial for the murder of John Hossack?

3. What time was it when Mr. Hale had stopped by the Wright home the previous day?

4. Mrs. Hale remembers Mrs. Wright mostly as she was before she married, how many years ago?

5. What word means to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure?

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