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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Hale say he thinks he hears someone say when he knocks a second time on the Wrights’ door?
(a) Come in
(b) Come back later
(c) Go away
(d) Who is it?

2. Mrs. Peters says that her first baby died when he was how old?
(a) 2 years
(b) 3 years
(c) 4 years
(d) 1 year

3. Where does Mr. Hale say Mrs. Wright moves after his companion leaves to phone the authorities?
(a) To a chair in the corner
(b) To the front porch
(c) To the kitchen table
(d) To the bedroom

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

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

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

7. According to Henry Peters, what had the temperature dropped below the previous night?
(a) 30 degrees
(b) 0 degrees
(c) 20 degrees
(d) 50 degrees

8. Mrs. Hale tells Mrs. Peters, “She used to ____. He killed that too.”
(a) Sew
(b) Talk
(c) Dance
(d) Sing

9. Which of the following is a recurring motif in Trifles?
(a) Hanging
(b) Gunshots
(c) The color blue
(d) Strangulation

10. Where in the house does all of the action of the play take place?
(a) The kitchen
(b) The parlor
(c) The bedroom
(d) The front porch

11. At the end of the play, where does Mrs. Hale stash the box?
(a) The bread box
(b) The cupboard
(c) Her handbag
(d) Her coat pocket

12. According to Mr. Hale, how does Mrs. Wright respond when he asks, “Why, what did he die of?”
(a) He died of pneumonia
(b) He died of a rope round his neck
(c) He was killed by burglars
(d) He died of a gunshot

13. The women at the end of Trifles illustrate which of the following concepts?
(a) Animosity
(b) Arbitration
(c) Solidarity
(d) Insolence

14. Who does Mr. Hale say he is going to town with when he stops by the Wrights’ home?
(a) Frank
(b) Harry
(c) James
(d) Dr. Lloyd

15. What is Mrs. Peters’ response when Mrs. Hale asks, “Do you think she did it?”
(a) Oh, I don’t know
(b) Yes, I think she did
(c) Oh, what do I care?
(d) No, I think she’s innocent

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mr. Hale, how does Mrs. Wright respond when he asks, “Who did this, Mrs. Wright?”

2. 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?

3. Mrs. Hale remarks to Mrs. Peters, “Well, I don’t see any signs of” what “around here”?

4. Mrs. Hale remarks that there was a man selling what kind of birds last year?

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

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