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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The men reenter as Mrs. Hale is asking, "Do you suppose she was going to quilt it or just" what?
(a) Poke it.
(b) Knot it.
(c) Needle it.
(d) Stitch it.

3. What does Mrs. Hale absentmindedly begin to do with the ill-stitched block of quilting?
(a) Take out the stitches.
(b) Fold it and put it away.
(c) Throw it in the fireplace.
(d) Cut it with scissors.

4. How old was Mrs. Peters' first child when he died?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Mr. Hale tells the sheriff that he had been going to town the previous morning with whom?

2. When was the play Trifles first produced?

3. What does Mr. Hale tell the county attorney his first thought was, upon seeing Mr. Wright?

4. What does Mrs. Hale begin to arrange after the men exit upstairs?

5. Mr. Wright is described socially as a man who _____________.

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