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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is a central theme in Trifles?
(a) Father and son relationships
(b) Nature versus nurture
(c) Political ambition
(d) Gender differences

2. What word in the narrative means to find fault with?
(a) Abnegate
(b) Interrogate
(c) Reproach
(d) Ordinate

3. According to the stage directions in the opening of the play, what is Henry Peters’ profession?
(a) County Attorney
(b) Farmer
(c) County Judge
(d) Sheriff

4. Near the end of the play, what does Mr. Hale go outside to tend to?
(a) The dogs
(b) The garden
(c) The horses
(d) The car

5. Where does Henry Peters say a man had gone crazy the day before?
(a) Morris Center
(b) Washington Park
(c) James Center
(d) Williams Hospital

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mr. Hale’s companion go to use the telephone after discovering Mr. Wright’s body?

2. What is located under the sink in the opening scene of Trifles?

3. What character says, “the law is the law”?

4. Remarks about Mr. Wright indicate that he did not do much of what?

5. According to Mr. Hale, how does Mrs. Wright respond when he asks, “Why, what did he die of?”

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