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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Henry Peters, what had the temperature dropped below the previous night?
(a) 20 degrees
(b) 50 degrees
(c) 30 degrees
(d) 0 degrees

2. At the end of the play, what does Mrs. Hale have her hand over?
(a) Her pocket
(b) Her purse
(c) The bread box
(d) The sewing basket

3. Remarks about Mr. Wright indicate that he did not do much of what?
(a) Talking
(b) Staying quiet
(c) Complaining
(d) Arguing

4. What do the women find in the fancy box in Mrs. Wright’s sewing basket?
(a) A baby’s slipper
(b) A tooth
(c) A dead parakeet
(d) A dead canary

5. As the women are alone downstairs, what item of clothing does Mrs. Hale carry in the room that belongs to Mrs. Wright?
(a) A pair of shoes
(b) An apron
(c) A hat
(d) A skirt

Short Answer Questions

1. Mrs. Peters claims that “[t]he law has got to” do what?

2. 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?

3. George Henderson remarks that “a Sheriff’s wife is married to” what?

4. According to Mr. Hale, who arrives to examine Mr. Wright’s body?

5. Who was accused of the murder of John Hossack?

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