1. What kind of pattern do the women see in Mrs. Wright’s sewing in the sewing basket?
(a) A dress pattern
(b) A butterfly pattern
(c) A barn pattern
(d) A log cabin pattern

2. Where was the theatrical collaboration that Susan Glaspell and George Cram Cook formed originated?
(a) Cape Cod, Massachusetts
(b) New York, New York
(c) Bay Ridge, New Jersey
(d) Rutland, Connecticut

3. Who asks the County Attorney, "Did you want to see what Mrs. Peters was going to take in?"
(a) Henry Peters
(b) Lewis Hale
(c) George Henderson
(d) Frank

4. Mrs. Peters says that her first baby died when he was how old?
(a) 1 year
(b) 3 years
(c) 2 years
(d) 4 years

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What title refers to an officer, as of a county or municipality, whose chief function is to investigate any death not clearly resulting from natural causes?

2. What sentence was the murder suspect given for the murder of John Hossack?

3. What is located on the table in the opening scene of Trifles?

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

5. According to the Introduction, where was Trifles first performed?

(see the answer key)

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