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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What discovery by the women marks the climax of Trifles?
(a) The diary
(b) The dead canary
(c) The petticoat
(d) The bread box

2. What does Mrs. Peters use to wrap around a jar to take to Mrs. Wright?
(a) A shawl
(b) A dish cloth
(c) A bath towel
(d) A petticoat

3. What character says, “the law is the law”?
(a) Bessie
(b) George Henderson
(c) Mrs. Peters
(d) Mrs. Hale

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

5. Mrs. Hale remarks to Mrs. Peters, “I suppose she felt she couldn’t do her part, and then you don’t enjoy things when you feel” what?
(a) Shabby
(b) Abused
(c) Slighted
(d) Beaten

Short Answer Questions

1. What key character in the play never appears onstage?

2. According to the Introduction, during what years did Susan Glaspell work as a reporter for the Des Moines News?

3. Who played the role of George Henderson in the original production of Trifles?

4. According to Mr. Hale, how does Mrs. Wright respond when he asks, “Then why can’t I see him?”

5. When did Susan Glaspell marry George Cram Cook?

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