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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. Who was accused of the murder of John Hossack?
(a) Margaret Hossack
(b) Emily Hossack
(c) Muriel Hossack
(d) Sarah Hossack
2. What character did Susan Glaspell portray in the original production of Trifles?
(a) Mrs. Hale
(b) Mrs. Peters
(c) Mrs. Samuel
(d) Mrs. Wright
3. According to the Introduction, what weapon was used to kill John Hossack?
(a) A gun
(b) A knife
(c) A rope
(d) An axe
4. As a founding member of a famous theatrical collaboration, Susan Glaspell arranged for the first ever reading of a play by what famed playwright?
(a) Norman Mailer
(b) Samuel Beckett
(c) Edward Albee
(d) Eugene O’Neill
5. When was Trifles first performed?
(a) July 15, 1901
(b) March 12, 1885
(c) September 25, 1919
(d) August 8, 1916
Short Answer Questions
1. For how many months did Susan Glaspell cover the John Hossack murder case?
2. How many articles did Susan Glaspell write as a reporter that covered the John Hossack murder case?
3. When did Susan Glaspell marry George Cram Cook?
4. In what year was John Hossack murdered?
5. According to the Introduction, where was Trifles first performed?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Mrs. Wright do when Mr. Hale attempts to make small talk?
2. What indicates the time period of the narrative?
3. How does Henry Peters begin the investigation after arriving at the Wright home? What does Mr. Henderson interrupt to ask?
4. What genre does the play Trifles fall into? Why?
5. What does Mrs. Wright tell Mr. Hale about who murdered her husband? Who has she notified of his death?
6. What does Mrs. Wright reply when Mr. Hale tells her that he wants to see Mr. Wright?
7. How was Susan Glaspell involved in the murder trial that she later based Trifles on? What were her feelings about the trial?
8. When and where was Trifles first performed?
9. Why does Mr. Hale stop at the Wrights' property the previous day?
10. What was the outcome of the murder trial upon which the events in Trifles are based?
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