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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the stage directions in the opening of the play, what is Lewis Hale’s profession?
(a) County Attorney
(b) County Judge
(c) Farmer
(d) Sheriff

2. What do the women find in the fancy box in Mrs. Wright’s sewing basket?
(a) A baby’s slipper
(b) A tooth
(c) A dead parakeet
(d) A dead canary

3. According to the Introduction, what weapon was used to kill John Hossack?
(a) A gun
(b) A rope
(c) A knife
(d) An axe

4. What is Mrs. Wright’s first name in the play?
(a) Molly
(b) Sarah
(c) Minnie
(d) Martha

5. The County Attorney remarks that Mrs. Wright did not have what instinct?
(a) The money-saving instinct
(b) The homemaking instinct
(c) The child birthing instinct
(d) The designer instinct

Short Answer Questions

1. Before they depart, Henry Peters remarks to Mr. Henderson, “I just want you to come in here a minute, George. We ought to take a look at” what?

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

3. Whom does George Henderson say “doesn’t need supervising”?

4. What does Mrs. Hale notice about Mrs. Wright’s stitching on her sewing in one section?

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

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