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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What characters are described as "men in middle life"?
(a) George Henderson and Dr. Lloyd
(b) Lewis Hale and George Henderson
(c) Henry Peters and Lewis Hale
(d) Frank and Harry

2. Where does Mrs. Peters say she and her husband homesteaded before?
(a) Nebraska
(b) Indiana
(c) New Orleans
(d) Dakota

3. What word from the narrative refers to a valley?
(a) Hollow
(b) Doublet
(c) Fen
(d) Garter

4. Mrs. Hale says of Mrs. Wright, “I should think she would ‘a wanted a” what?
(a) Cat
(b) Radio
(c) Telephone
(d) Bird

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time does Mr. Hale knock on the Wrights’ door when he discovers the murder?

2. What is located under the sink in the opening scene of Trifles?

3. Near the end of the play, at what sound does Mrs. Hale snatch the box?

4. What is Mrs. Peters’ response when Mrs. Hale asks, “Do you think she did it?”

5. When did Mr. Hale come to the house and discover the murder?

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