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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mrs. Hale refers to Mrs. Wright as “real sweet and pretty, but kind of timid and” what?
(a) Fluttery
(b) Insincere
(c) Skittery
(d) Shy

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 petticoat
(d) A bath towel

3. What character is described as “a young man”?
(a) Henry Peters
(b) Frank
(c) George Henderson
(d) Lewis Hale

4. Mrs. Hale remarks when looking at Mrs. Wright’s sewing that she wonders if she was going to do what or “just knot it”?
(a) Loop it
(b) Quilt it
(c) Double it
(d) Stitch it

5. What is located on the table in the opening scene of Trifles?
(a) A dish-towel
(b) A birdcage
(c) A cake
(d) Fresh fruit

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Mrs. Hale refer to Mr. Wright as, which indicates that he was tight with money?

2. What does Mrs. Hale say was in the Wright home but was not used in the murder?

3. What word in the stage directions, meaning ashamed or embarrassed, describes the women when the men return from upstairs?

4. Where does Mrs. Peters say she and her husband homesteaded before?

5. What do the women decide to take to Mrs. Wright to help pass the time?

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