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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What important theatrical collaboration did Susan Glaspell and George Cram Cook found?
(a) The Greenwich Players
(b) The Cincinnati Players
(c) The Provincetown Players
(d) The Public Theater

2. Where was the theatrical collaboration that Susan Glaspell and George Cram Cook formed originated?
(a) New York, New York
(b) Rutland, Connecticut
(c) Bay Ridge, New Jersey
(d) Cape Cod, Massachusetts

3. According to the Introduction, who played the role of Henry Peters in the original production of Trifles?
(a) James Harris
(b) Preston Lorio
(c) Robert Conville
(d) Mark Whitburg

4. Where did the trial for John Hossack’s murder take place?
(a) St. Paul, Minnesota
(b) Indianola, Iowa
(c) Albany, New York
(d) Chicago, Illinois

5. What character did Susan Glaspell portray in the original production of Trifles?
(a) Mrs. Samuel
(b) Mrs. Hale
(c) Mrs. Peters
(d) Mrs. Wright

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Introduction, where was Trifles first performed?

2. When did Susan Glaspell marry George Cram Cook?

3. Who was accused of the murder of John Hossack?

4. Who portrayed Lewis Hale in the original production of Trifles?

5. As a founding member of a famous theatrical collaboration, Susan Glaspell arranged for the first ever reading of a play by what famed playwright?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Wright do when Mr. Hale attempts to make small talk?

2. What passing comment of Mr. Hale's reveals information about the Wrights’ relationship?

3. Why does Mr. Hale stop at the Wrights' property the previous day?

4. How was Susan Glaspell involved in the murder trial that she later based Trifles on? What were her feelings about the trial?

5. What information does Mr. Hale reveal about Mr. Wright’s character through his interview with the Sheriff and County Attorney?

6. How does Mrs. Hale recall Mrs. Wright? What can the reader/audience discern of Mrs. Wright’s character by Mrs. Hale’s recollections?

7. What genre does the play Trifles fall into? Why?

8. Upon what historic murder trial are the events in Trifles based?

9. What does Mr. Hale describe when he knocks at the Wrights' door the previous day?

10. What does Mrs. Wright tell Mr. Hale about who murdered her husband? Who has she notified of his death?

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