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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Mrs. Hale begin to sit but then steps back while the women are alone downstairs?
(a) The sofa
(b) The rocking chair
(c) The kitchen table
(d) The bed

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?
(a) Dead canary
(b) Dead kitten
(c) Broken jar
(d) Birdcage

3. Who does Henry Peters say he sent to the farmhouse in the morning to make a fire?
(a) James
(b) Frank
(c) Lewis Hale
(d) Harry

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

5. When speaking to Mrs. Peters what does Mrs. Hale compare Mr. Wright to?
(a) A diamond in the rough
(b) A desert storm
(c) A raw wind
(d) A movie star

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Susan Glaspell marry George Cram Cook?

2. Who does Mr. Hale say he is going to town with when he stops by the Wrights’ home?

3. According to Mr. Hale, how does Mrs. Wright respond when he says, “How, do, Mrs. Wright it’s cold, ain’t it?”

4. What character says, “I’d hate to have men coming into my kitchen, snooping around and criticizing”?

5. Mrs. Peters tells Mrs. Hale, “Mr. Henderson said coming out that what was needed for the case was” what?

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