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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 Church Bakers
(d) The Ladies Aid

2. What is Mrs. Hale’s response when the County Attorney remarks, “Not much of a housekeeper, would you say, ladies?”
(a) Her husband wouldn’t let her clean
(b) She was an excellent housekeeper, sir
(c) She was busy with the children, mostly
(d) There’s a great deal of work to be done on a farm

3. Where does Mr. Hale’s companion go to use the telephone after discovering Mr. Wright’s body?
(a) The Walton’s place
(b) The Rivers’ place
(c) The Bean’s place
(d) The Montagues’ place

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

5. What word does Mrs. Hale refer to Mr. Wright as, which indicates that he was tight with money?
(a) Seedy
(b) Close
(c) Tight
(d) Stingy

6. Who does Henry Peters tell that they will be right out as he goes into the other room with George Henderson?
(a) Dr. Lloyd
(b) Harry
(c) Frank
(d) Lewis Hale

7. What is a symbol of Mrs. Wright’s life prior to her marriage in the play?
(a) The dirty dishes
(b) The canary
(c) The bread
(d) The quilt

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

9. What does Mrs. Hale notice about Mrs. Wright’s stitching on her sewing in one section?
(a) It is completely even
(b) It is more delicate than the rest
(c) It has the wrong color thread
(d) It is erratic

10. From where has the County Attorney just returned upon arriving at the farmhouse?
(a) Little Rock
(b) Omaha
(c) Chicago
(d) St. Louis

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

12. In what room of the now abandoned farmhouse is the setting for the opening scene of Trifles?
(a) The parlor
(b) The front porch
(c) The bedroom
(d) The kitchen

13. What does Mrs. Peters tell Mrs. Hale that she knows?
(a) Purity
(b) Sanity
(c) Stillness
(d) Grief

14. What character is described as a woman who “would ordinarily be called more comfortable looking, but she is disturbed now”?
(a) Mrs. Wright
(b) Bessie
(c) Mrs. Peters
(d) Mrs. Hale

15. What item does the County Attorney laugh at when examining the things to take to Mrs. Wright?
(a) The sewing basket
(b) The diary
(c) The apron
(d) The petticoat

Short Answer Questions

1. Mrs. Hale describes Mrs. Wright as having worn a dress with what color ribbons when she sang in the choir?

2. According to Henry Peters, what had the temperature dropped below the previous night?

3. What is Mrs. Hale’s final line of the play?

4. According to Mr. Hale, how does Mrs. Wright respond when he asks, “Why, what did he die of?”

5. What is Mr. Hale’s response when asked of Mrs. Wright, “How did she seem to feel about your coming?”

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