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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the narrative, Mrs. Peters says, “Somehow we just don’t see how it is with other folks until” what?
(a) Something goes wrong
(b) Something comes up
(c) Someone is dead
(d) Something happens

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

3. Mrs. Peters says that Mr. Henderson is awful what “in a speech”?
(a) Cautious
(b) Sarcastic
(c) Arbitrary
(d) Malignant

4. Where does Mr. Hale say Mrs. Wright moves after his companion leaves to phone the authorities?
(a) To the bedroom
(b) To the front porch
(c) To the kitchen table
(d) To a chair in the corner

5. According to Mr. Hale, how does Mrs. Wright respond when he says, “How, do, Mrs. Wright it’s cold, ain’t it?”
(a) I’m fine
(b) Is it?
(c) No, it’s not
(d) It is!

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, “Well, Women are used to worrying over trifles”?

2. Mrs. Peters exclaims to Mrs. Hale, “My, it’s a good thing the men couldn’t hear us. Wouldn’t they just laugh! Getting all stirred up over a little things like a” what?

3. When speaking with Mrs. Peters, Mrs. Hale claims, “I know how things can be—for” what?

4. What color dress does Mrs. Hale describe Mrs. Wright having worn when singing in the choir?

5. 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?

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