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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says, “I wish if they’re going to find any evidence they’d be about it. I don’t like this place”?
(a) Mrs. Wright
(b) Mrs. Hale
(c) George Henderson
(d) Mrs. Peters

2. What important theatrical collaboration did Susan Glaspell and George Cram Cook found?
(a) The Greenwich Players
(b) The Provincetown Players
(c) The Public Theater
(d) The Cincinnati Players

3. According to the Introduction, during what years did Susan Glaspell work as a reporter for the Des Moines News?
(a) 1798-1805
(b) 1880-1882
(c) 1888-1895
(d) 1899-1901

4. Where was the theatrical collaboration that Susan Glaspell and George Cram Cook formed originated?
(a) Cape Cod, Massachusetts
(b) New York, New York
(c) Bay Ridge, New Jersey
(d) Rutland, Connecticut

5. What do the women note about the birdcage in the Wrights’ home while the men are outside?
(a) There is cat hair in it
(b) It is made of wood
(c) It is made of copper
(d) The door is broken

Short Answer Questions

1. What character asks “By the way, has anything been moved? Are things just as you left them”?

2. According to the Introduction, who played the role of Henry Peters in the original production of Trifles?

3. Who was accused of the murder of John Hossack?

4. Where is Mrs. Wright discovered when Mr. Hale comes by and discovers the murder?

5. How many articles did Susan Glaspell write as a reporter that covered the John Hossack murder case?

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