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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mrs. Hale's last line in the story?
(a) "Trifles are what men are."
(b) "We call it - stitch it, Mr. Henderson."
(c) "We call it -- knot it, Mr. Henderson."
(d) "Minnie Wright is innocent."

2. What does Mrs. Hale suggest when Mrs. Peters questions what happened to Mrs. Wright's bird?
(a) "It died of old age."
(b) "She gave it away."
(c) "I suppose maybe the cat got it."
(d) "I think it flew away."

3. What fur item does Mrs. Peters go to hang up when she discovers Mrs. Wright's sewing basket?
(a) A coat.
(b) A cape.
(c) A hat.
(d) A tippet.

4. What does Mrs. Peters say Mrs. Wright was frightened of in her house the previous day?
(a) Her cat.
(b) A spider.
(c) Her bird.
(d) Her husband.

5. Where did Mrs. Wright move to after Harry went to call for the coroner the previous day?
(a) A chair in the corner.
(b) The front porch.
(c) The back yard.
(d) The bedroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Mrs. Wright's response when Mr. Hale asked her "Then why can't I see him?" after he was informed Mr. Wright was home?

2. What was Mrs. Wright's response when Mr. Hale asked her "Has anybody been notified?"

3. What does Mrs. Hale hate to see, as described in the beginning of the story?

4. What is Mrs. Hale's eldest son doing in town while she and her husband are with the sheriff in the story?

5. Susan Glaspell wrote A Jury of Her Peers following the production of what play of the same plot and subject?

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