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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 discussing the case with the sheriff, the county attorney marks that the crime was committed in what way?
(a) Maliciously.
(b) Clumsily.
(c) Vengfully.
(d) Skillfully.

2. Where was Mrs. Wright when Mr. Hale had entered the Wright house the previous day?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the rocking chair.
(c) Sleeping in bed.
(d) At the kitchen table.

3. What was Mrs. Wright's maiden name?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Foster.
(d) Fisher.

4. What kind of trees surround the Wright home?
(a) Poplar.
(b) Maple.
(c) Cedar.
(d) Pine.

5. Mrs. Hale is startled by hearing Mrs. Peters say: "A person gets discouraged -- and loses" what?
(a) Heart.
(b) Focus.
(c) Morals.
(d) Ability.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what group had Minnie Foster sung in her youth?

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

3. Where did Glaspell study for one semester of graduate school?

4. In what city did Glaspell work when she covered the murder trial of John Hossack?

5. When was the play Trifles first produced?

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