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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mrs. Wright doing with her apron when Mr. Hale enters?
(a) Washing it
(b) Ironing it
(c) Drying it
(d) Pleating it

2. Where do the women go to gather some things to take to Mrs. Wright in jail?
(a) The basement
(b) The front room closet
(c) The bathroom closet
(d) The upstairs bedroom

3. What does Mrs. Peters use to wrap around a jar to take to Mrs. Wright?
(a) A bath towel
(b) A shawl
(c) A dish cloth
(d) A petticoat

4. Who is perceived to have killed Mrs. Wright’s pet in the narrative?
(a) John Wright
(b) George Henderson
(c) Harry
(d) Lewis Hale

5. According to the Introduction, who played the role of Henry Peters in the original production of Trifles?
(a) James Harris
(b) Robert Conville
(c) Preston Lorio
(d) Mark Whitburg

Short Answer Questions

1. Near the end of the play, what does Mrs. Peters attempt to take from the box but cannot bring herself to do it?

2. According to Mrs. Peters, the item that Mrs. Wright had asked for, in addition to clothes, is located where?

3. Where do the characters go first upon entering the house?

4. Who does Mr. Hale recall having said, “No, he’s dead all right, and we’d better not touch anything” when he discovered the murder?

5. Mrs. Peters tells Mrs. Hale that when the boy killed her kitten she would have done what “if they hadn’t held me back”?

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