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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Mrs. Hale say it has been since she has been in the Wright home?
(a) Over a year
(b) Three weeks
(c) Over a month
(d) Over a week

2. According to Mr. Hale, how does Mrs. Wright respond when he asks, “Who did this, Mrs. Wright?”
(a) The burglars did it
(b) He did it to himself
(c) I don’t know
(d) I did it

3. Mrs. Hale tells Mrs. Peters, “If I was you, I wouldn’t tell her” what?
(a) About the investigation
(b) Her bread was gone
(c) Her fruit was gone
(d) About the canary

4. What refers to direct perception of truth, independent of any reasoning process?
(a) Retribution
(b) Intuition
(c) Exposition
(d) Misogyny

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

6. What do the women find in the fancy box in Mrs. Wright’s sewing basket?
(a) A baby’s slipper
(b) A dead canary
(c) A dead parakeet
(d) A tooth

7. According to Mrs. Peters, who says it looks “bad for” Mrs. Wright?
(a) Lewis Hale
(b) George Henderson
(c) Henry Peters
(d) Dr. Lloyd

8. 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?
(a) County Judge
(b) Minister
(c) Taxidermist
(d) Coroner

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

10. What is Mrs. Wright’s first name in the play?
(a) Minnie
(b) Sarah
(c) Molly
(d) Martha

11. According to Mr. Hale, who arrives to examine Mr. Wright’s body?
(a) Dr. Smith
(b) Dr. Lloyd
(c) Dr. Adams
(d) Dr. Peters

12. According to Mrs. Peters, where is Mrs. Wright’s shawl always hung?
(a) In the cupboard
(b) In the bedroom
(c) Behind the door
(d) By the sofa

13. What word in the narrative means to find fault with?
(a) Ordinate
(b) Reproach
(c) Abnegate
(d) Interrogate

14. What key character in the play never appears onstage?
(a) George Henderson
(b) Mrs. Hale
(c) Mrs. Wright
(d) Mrs. Peters

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mr. Hale describe the Wrights’ house when he arrives and discovers the murder?

2. What acts as a symbol of Mrs. Wright’s marriage in the play?

3. What word describing the men in Trifles means to behave in an offensively condescending manner?

4. How many children do the Wrights have?

5. Near the end of the play, at what sound does Mrs. Hale snatch the box?

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