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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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

2. Who says, “I wish if they’re going to find any evidence they’d be about it. I don’t like this place”?
(a) Mrs. Peters
(b) Mrs. Hale
(c) George Henderson
(d) Mrs. Wright

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

4. Who says, “Well, Women are used to worrying over trifles”?
(a) George Henderson
(b) Lewis Hale
(c) Dr. Lloyd
(d) John Wright

5. Which of the following is a recurring motif in Trifles?
(a) The color blue
(b) Hanging
(c) Strangulation
(d) Gunshots

Short Answer Questions

1. The County Attorney remarks that Mrs. Wright did not have what instinct?

2. Mrs. Hale remarks to Mrs. Peters, “Well, I don’t see any signs of” what “around here”?

3. Mrs. Hale tells Mrs. Peters, “She used to ____. He killed that too.”

4. What do the women note about the birdcage in the Wrights’ home while the men are outside?

5. Near the end of the play, where does Mrs. Peters attempt to hide the jeweled box?

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