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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Mr. Hale, how does Mrs. Wright respond when he asks, “Then why can’t I see him?”
(a) Cause he’s sick
(b) Cause he’s dead
(c) Cause he’s away
(d) Cause he’s in the barn

2. Mrs. Hale remarks when looking at Mrs. Wright’s sewing that she wonders if she was going to do what or “just knot it”?
(a) Double it
(b) Stitch it
(c) Loop it
(d) Quilt it

3. Mrs. Peters tells Mrs. Hale that when the boy killed her kitten she would have done what “if they hadn’t held me back”?
(a) Killed him
(b) Hurt him
(c) Run away
(d) Killed myself

4. What word describing the men in Trifles means to behave in an offensively condescending manner?
(a) Interrogating
(b) Adroit
(c) Patronizing
(d) Exacerbating

5. Where do the characters go first upon entering the house?
(a) To the closet
(b) To the bedroom
(c) To the stove
(d) To the bathroom

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. What word from the stage directions refers to something that lacks serious content?

3. Where did the trial for John Hossack’s murder take place?

4. In what year was John Hossack murdered?

5. Who does Henry Peters say he sent to the farmhouse in the morning to make a fire?

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