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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The county attorney states near the end of the story that "a sheriff's wife is married to" what?
(a) The public.
(b) The law.
(c) The mayor's office.
(d) Her home.

2. What is Mr. Hale's response when asked the question of Mrs. Wright, "How did she seem to feel about your coming?"
(a) "Why, I don't think she minded -- one way or other."
(b) "Well, she asked me to stay for tea."
(c) "Why, she jumped up and ran from the room."
(d) "She seemed agitated that I was there."

3. When does Mrs. Hale recall having met Mrs. Peters previously in the beginning of the story?
(a) 2 months ago.
(b) 20 years ago.
(c) 1 year ago.
(d) 6 months ago.

4. Mrs. Hale tells Mr. Henderson that she rarely visited the Wright home because it didn't seem very ________.
(a) Clean.
(b) Expensive.
(c) Motherly.
(d) Cheerful.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sheriff Peters' first name?

2. Mrs. Hale catches sight of an opened bucket of _________ on a low shelf in the kitchen.

3. When was the play Trifles first produced?

4. What color roll of cloth does Mrs. Hale remove from Mrs. Wright's basket?

5. What does the sheriff suggest Mr. Henderson look at with him before leaving?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sheriff Peters begin the investigation after arriving at the Wright home? What does Mr. Henderson interrupt to ask?

2. What thoughts does Mrs. Hale have of the Wright residence when the carriage arrives?

3. What indication does Mrs. Wright give in front of Mr. Henderson that Mr. Wright was unpleasant?

4. How does Mrs. Peters describe her understanding of stillness in the narrative?

5. What is discovered about the birdcage which is uncanny by the two women?

6. How does Mrs. Peters attempt to maintain objectiveness with Mrs. Hale when she concludes Minnie's innocence?

7. What does Mrs. Hale begin doing once the men exit to investigate upstairs? What does she discover in the kitchen?

8. How does Mrs. Hale feel about leaving her kitchen in the beginning of the story? Why?

9. What is the response of the men when they discover the women examining the sewing basket?

10. What memory of brutal loss does Mrs. Peters share from her childhood?

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