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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. George Henderson remarks to the Sheriff that there is “[n]o sign at all of anyone having” what?
(a) Called the home first
(b) Come from the outside
(c) Murdered John Wright
(d) Injured the doors

2. The success of Trifles rests largely on what dramatic/literary device that means the audience is aware of facts not grasped by characters in the play?
(a) Exposition
(b) Metaphor
(c) Irony
(d) Alliteration

3. According to Mr. Hale, how does Mrs. Wright respond when he says, “I want to see John”?
(a) She looked worried
(b) She cried
(c) She laughed
(d) She left the room

4. Who is perceived to have killed Mrs. Wright’s pet in the narrative?
(a) George Henderson
(b) John Wright
(c) Lewis Hale
(d) Harry

5. According to the Introduction, where was Trifles first performed?
(a) The Oak Park Theater
(b) The St. James Theatre
(c) The Lucille Lortel Theater
(d) The Wharf Theatre

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is to take clothing and things to Mrs. Wright at the jail?

2. What was Mrs. Wright’s response when Mr. Hale asks her, “Weren’t you sleepin’ in the bed with him?”

3. What word from the stage directions refers to something that lacks serious content?

4. Mrs. Peters claims that “[t]he law has got to” do what?

5. What color dress does Mrs. Hale describe Mrs. Wright having worn when singing in the choir?

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