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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Susan Glaspell marry George Cram Cook?
(a) 1885
(b) 1919
(c) 1913
(d) 1916

2. What word from the stage directions refers to something that lacks serious content?
(a) Manipulative
(b) Gallant
(c) Misogynistic
(d) Facetious

3. In what county is the play set?
(a) Williams
(b) Dickson
(c) Anderson
(d) Clark

4. What character in the play is based on the real-life figure of John Hossack?
(a) Lewis Hale
(b) George Henderson
(c) Henry Peters
(d) John Wright

5. Near the end of the play, where does Mrs. Peters attempt to hide the jeweled box?
(a) Her coat pocket
(b) Her hat
(c) Her handbag
(d) Her shawl

Short Answer Questions

1. Who claims “Somebody should have been left here yesterday”?

2. What word in the narrative means to find fault with?

3. What is the name of the Sheriff’s Deputy?

4. What is the Sheriff’s response when asked, “You’re convinced that there was nothing important here—nothing that would point to any motive”?

5. Mr. Hale says that he stops by the Wrights’ home to ask John Wright about sharing what?

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