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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mr. Hale describe the Wrights’ house when he arrives and discovers the murder?
(a) Overwhelming
(b) Violent
(c) Quiet
(d) Clamorous

2. In what county is the play set?
(a) Williams
(b) Dickson
(c) Anderson
(d) Clark

3. As the women are alone downstairs, what items of clothing does Mrs. Peters carry in the room?
(a) A hat and skirt
(b) A jacket and shawl
(c) A blouse and coat
(d) A dress and skirt

4. According to Mr. Hale, how does Mrs. Wright respond when he asks, “Why, what did he die of?”
(a) He died of a rope round his neck
(b) He was killed by burglars
(c) He died of pneumonia
(d) He died of a gunshot

5. Trifles is seen by critics and theorists as an early example of what dramatic genre?
(a) Absurdist drama
(b) Realist drama
(c) Dadaist drama
(d) Feminist drama

Short Answer Questions

1. As the men reenter from upstairs, George Henderson says,, “No, Peters, it’s all perfectly clear except” what?

2. How many articles did Susan Glaspell write as a reporter that covered the John Hossack murder case?

3. Mr. Hale says that he stops by the Wrights’ home to ask John Wright about sharing what?

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

5. Mrs. Hale remarks to Mrs. Peters, “Well, I don’t see any signs of” what “around here”?

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