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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mrs. Hale says to Mrs. Peters, “I tell you, it’s queer, Mrs. Peters. We live close together and we live” what?
(a) Far apart
(b) In faith
(c) In blindness
(d) In ignorance

2. How do the women determine Mrs. Wright’s pet had been killed?
(a) It was run over
(b) It was strangled
(c) A dog got it
(d) A cat got it

3. Why does Mrs. Hale say she hasn’t visited the Wright home much?
(a) It never seemed a very cheerful place
(b) I hated Mrs. Wright
(c) It was too violent
(d) Mr. Wright gave me the willies

4. What item does the County Attorney laugh at when examining the things to take to Mrs. Wright?
(a) The apron
(b) The sewing basket
(c) The diary
(d) The petticoat

5. What is located under the sink in the opening scene of Trifles?
(a) A birdcage
(b) Dog dishes
(c) Clean towels
(d) Dirty pans

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mr. Hale, how does Mrs. Wright respond when he says, “How, do, Mrs. Wright it’s cold, ain’t it?”

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

3. What acts as a symbol of Mrs. Wright’s marriage in the play?

4. From where has the County Attorney just returned upon arriving at the farmhouse?

5. Who invites the women to come up to the fire in the beginning of Trifles?

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