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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mrs. Hale describes Mrs. Wright as having worn a dress with what color ribbons when she sang in the choir?
(a) Yellow
(b) Red
(c) Pink
(d) Blue

2. How many years ago does Mrs. Hale say Mrs. Wright sung in the town choir, prior to her marriage?
(a) 20
(b) 10
(c) 30
(d) 5

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

4. Who portrayed Lewis Hale in the original production of Trifles?
(a) Andrew Stabler
(b) George Cram Cook
(c) Alexander Hampton
(d) Gino Chelakis

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mr. Hale, how does Mrs. Wright respond when he says, “I want to see John”?

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

3. What word from the narrative refers to a valley?

4. What is Mrs. Hale’s final line of the play?

5. Where in the house does all of the action of the play take place?

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