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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how many months did Susan Glaspell cover the John Hossack murder case?
(a) 30
(b) 4
(c) 16
(d) 20

2. How many children do the Wrights have?
(a) 3
(b) 1
(c) 0
(d) 2

3. Who claims that she is cold?
(a) Mrs. Wright
(b) Mrs. Hale
(c) Mrs. Peters
(d) Bessie

4. At the end of the play, George Henderson remarks, “Well, Henry, at least we found out that she was not going to” what?
(a) Sew it
(b) Kill it
(c) Quilt it
(d) Knot it

5. At the end of the play, what does Mrs. Hale have her hand over?
(a) The sewing basket
(b) Her purse
(c) The bread box
(d) Her pocket

Short Answer Questions

1. What title refers to an officer, as of a county or municipality, whose chief function is to investigate any death not clearly resulting from natural causes?

2. What does Mrs. Hale feel she should take her hand off of once the men reenter, but finds herself unable to do so?

3. In what year was John Hossack murdered?

4. As the men reenter from upstairs, George Henderson remarks, “But you know juries when it comes to” what?

5. What kind of pattern do the women see in Mrs. Wright’s sewing in the sewing basket?

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