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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What type of pet does Mrs. Peters say Mrs. Wright was afraid of?
(a) Dogs
(b) Cats
(c) Birds
(d) Fish

3. The success of Trifles rests largely on what dramatic/literary device that means the audience is aware of facts not grasped by characters in the play?
(a) Exposition
(b) Metaphor
(c) Irony
(d) Alliteration

4. What color dress does Mrs. Hale describe Mrs. Wright having worn when singing in the choir?
(a) White
(b) Red
(c) Blue
(d) Pink

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mrs. Hale begin to sit but then steps back while the women are alone downstairs?

2. As the women are alone downstairs, what item of clothing does Mrs. Hale carry in the room that belongs to Mrs. Wright?

3. What word from the stage directions means dashing courage or heroic bravery?

4. What is the name of the short story that Susan Glaspell adapted Trifles into?

5. How does Mr. Hale claim Mrs. Wright looks when the day he discovers the murder?

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