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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Trifles.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What character asks “By the way, has anything been moved? Are things just as you left them”?
(a) George Henderson
(b) Frank
(c) Henry Peters
(d) Lewis Hale

2. What was Mrs. Wright’s response when Mr. Hale asks her, “Weren’t you sleepin’ in the bed with him?”
(a) Yes, but I was on the outside
(b) No, I was cooking
(c) No, I was sleeping downstairs
(d) Yes, but I was on the inside

3. According to Mr. Hale, how does Mrs. Wright respond when he asks, “Who did this, Mrs. Wright?”
(a) I did it
(b) He did it to himself
(c) The burglars did it
(d) I don’t know

4. Mrs. Hale remarks that Mrs. Wright did not even belong to what organization?
(a) The Church Bakers
(b) The Ladies Aid
(c) The Church Choir
(d) The Women’s Book Club

5. What is located on the table in the opening scene of Trifles?
(a) A cake
(b) A dish-towel
(c) Fresh fruit
(d) A birdcage

Short Answer Questions

1. Mrs. Hale tells Mrs. Peters, “She used to ____. He killed that too.”

2. Of what does Mrs. Peters say, “They’re superstitious, you know. They leave”?

3. Who does Mr. Hale say he is going to town with when he stops by the Wrights’ home?

4. What word from the stage directions means dashing courage or heroic bravery?

5. Mrs. Peters exclaims to Mrs. Hale, “My, it’s a good thing the men couldn’t hear us. Wouldn’t they just laugh! Getting all stirred up over a little things like a” what?

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