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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 left the room
(d) She laughed

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

3. What was Mrs. Wright’s name before she got married?
(a) Marie Ross
(b) Minnie Foster
(c) Mary Smith
(d) Sarah Anderson

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

5. Where in the house does Mrs. Peters find a birdcage?
(a) The attic
(b) The basement
(c) The cupboard
(d) The bedroom

Short Answer Questions

1. Near the end of the play, what does Mr. Hale go outside to tend to?

2. What sentence was the murder suspect given for the murder of John Hossack?

3. Where in the house does all of the action of the play take place?

4. According to the stage directions in the opening of the play, what is George Henderson’s profession?

5. Of what does Mrs. Peters say, “They’re superstitious, you know. They leave”?

(see the answer key)

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