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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. For how many months did Susan Glaspell cover the John Hossack murder case?
(a) 4
(b) 16
(c) 20
(d) 30
2. Where did the trial for John Hossack’s murder take place?
(a) Chicago, Illinois
(b) Indianola, Iowa
(c) Albany, New York
(d) St. Paul, Minnesota
3. How many articles did Susan Glaspell write as a reporter that covered the John Hossack murder case?
(a) 15
(b) 10
(c) 35
(d) 26
4. What important theatrical collaboration did Susan Glaspell and George Cram Cook found?
(a) The Greenwich Players
(b) The Cincinnati Players
(c) The Public Theater
(d) The Provincetown Players
5. Who portrayed Lewis Hale in the original production of Trifles?
(a) Andrew Stabler
(b) Gino Chelakis
(c) Alexander Hampton
(d) George Cram Cook
Short Answer Questions
1. When did Susan Glaspell marry George Cram Cook?
2. Who was accused of the murder of John Hossack?
3. When was Trifles first performed?
4. According to the Introduction, where was Trifles first performed?
5. Who played the role of George Henderson in the original production of Trifles?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Mr. Hale stop at the Wrights' property the previous day?
2. How was Susan Glaspell involved in the murder trial that she later based Trifles on? What were her feelings about the trial?
3. How does Henry Peters begin the investigation after arriving at the Wright home? What does Mr. Henderson interrupt to ask?
4. Who goes for help after discovering Mr. Wright's body? What does Mr. Hale discuss with Mrs. Wright?
5. How is the kitchen staging set up? Where are the entrances and exits?
6. What genre does the play Trifles fall into? Why?
7. What theatrical group did Susan Glaspell help found? Where was it originated?
8. Who does Mr. Hale call inside after Mrs. Wright tells him Mr. Wright is dead? What did they find?
9. When was Susan Glaspell inspired to write Trifles? Who encouraged her to write it and why?
10. What information does Mr. Hale reveal about Mr. Wright’s character through his interview with the Sheriff and County Attorney?
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