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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mrs. Peters tells Mrs. Hale, “Mr. Henderson said coming out that what was needed for the case was” what?
(a) A motive
(b) An alibi
(c) A weapon
(d) Fingerprints

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

3. As the men reenter from upstairs, George Henderson remarks, “But you know juries when it comes to” what?
(a) Housewives
(b) Men
(c) Abuse
(d) Women

4. How does Mr. Hale claim Mrs. Wright looks when the day he discovers the murder?
(a) Queer
(b) Jovial
(c) Happy
(d) Serene

5. What item does Mrs. Peters say Mrs. Wright had asked for, calling it a funny thing to want in jail?
(a) A winter coat
(b) A petticoat
(c) An apron
(d) A bonnet

6. As the women are alone downstairs, what items of clothing does Mrs. Peters carry in the room?
(a) A jacket and shawl
(b) A hat and skirt
(c) A dress and skirt
(d) A blouse and coat

7. What does Mrs. Peters note that Mrs. Wright had in the corner of the room?
(a) A gun
(b) Bread
(c) A dog
(d) A knife

8. Mrs. Hale remarks that Mrs. Wright did not even belong to what organization?
(a) The Church Choir
(b) The Women’s Book Club
(c) The Ladies Aid
(d) The Church Bakers

9. What does Mrs. Peters use to wrap around a jar to take to Mrs. Wright?
(a) A dish cloth
(b) A shawl
(c) A bath towel
(d) A petticoat

10. When speaking to Mrs. Peters what does Mrs. Hale compare Mr. Wright to?
(a) A desert storm
(b) A raw wind
(c) A diamond in the rough
(d) A movie star

11. According to Mrs. Peters, what is Mrs. Wright worried will freeze?
(a) Summer vegetables
(b) Preserves
(c) Bread
(d) Fruitcake

12. Who claims “Somebody should have been left here yesterday”?
(a) John Wright
(b) Henry Peters
(c) George Henderson
(d) Lewis Hale

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

14. Where do the women go to gather some things to take to Mrs. Wright in jail?
(a) The front room closet
(b) The upstairs bedroom
(c) The basement
(d) The bathroom closet

15. Who does Henry Peters say he sent to the farmhouse in the morning to make a fire?
(a) James
(b) Frank
(c) Lewis Hale
(d) Harry

Short Answer Questions

1. Who claims that she is cold?

2. What key character in the play never appears onstage?

3. What is the name of the short story that Susan Glaspell adapted Trifles into?

4. Mrs. Peters tells Mrs. Hale that when the boy killed her kitten she would have done what “if they hadn’t held me back”?

5. Near the end of the play, what does Mrs. Peters attempt to take from the box but cannot bring herself to do it?

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