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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is a recurring motif in Trifles?
(a) Hanging
(b) Gunshots
(c) The color blue
(d) Strangulation

2. According to Mrs. Peters, what is Mrs. Wright worried will freeze?
(a) Preserves
(b) Bread
(c) Summer vegetables
(d) Fruitcake

3. According to Mrs. Peters, the item that Mrs. Wright had asked for, in addition to clothes, is located where?
(a) The attic closet
(b) The bathroom closet
(c) The basement
(d) The top drawer of the cupboard

4. What does Mr. Hale say he is going to town to sell when he stops by the Wrights’ home?
(a) Apples
(b) Potatoes
(c) Turnips
(d) Carrots

5. At the end of the play, what does Mrs. Hale have her hand over?
(a) The sewing basket
(b) Her purse
(c) The bread box
(d) Her pocket

Short Answer Questions

1. What character is described as a woman who “would ordinarily be called more comfortable looking, but she is disturbed now”?

2. What is Mrs. Wright doing with her apron when Mr. Hale enters?

3. For how many months did Susan Glaspell cover the John Hossack murder case?

4. What is Mrs. Wright’s first name in the play?

5. At the end of the play, where does Mrs. Hale stash the box?

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