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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Susan Glaspell marry George Cram Cook?
(a) 1916
(b) 1885
(c) 1919
(d) 1913

2. What character is described as a woman who “would ordinarily be called more comfortable looking, but she is disturbed now”?
(a) Mrs. Peters
(b) Bessie
(c) Mrs. Wright
(d) Mrs. Hale

3. What does George Henderson ask the women when he sees the birdcage in the room?
(a) Did the cat get it?
(b) Was that Mr. Wright’s?
(c) Has the bird flown?
(d) Where is the bird?

4. According to Mr. Hale, how does Mrs. Wright respond when he says, “How, do, Mrs. Wright it’s cold, ain’t it?”
(a) Is it?
(b) It is!
(c) No, it’s not
(d) I’m fine

5. What is the name of the short story that Susan Glaspell adapted Trifles into?
(a) The Trial of a Century
(b) The Canary
(c) A Jury of Her Peers
(d) The Last Trial

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mr. Hale say Mrs. Wright pointed when he asks her where Mr. Wright is?

2. Who claims “Somebody should have been left here yesterday”?

3. What does George Henderson ask the women as the men return from examining outside?

4. Which of the following is a recurring motif in Trifles?

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

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