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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. As the women are alone downstairs, what item of clothing does Mrs. Hale carry in the room that belongs to Mrs. Wright?
(a) A hat
(b) A pair of shoes
(c) A skirt
(d) An apron

2. Mrs. Hale describes Mrs. Wright as having worn a dress with what color ribbons when she sang in the choir?
(a) Pink
(b) Blue
(c) Red
(d) Yellow

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

4. What refers to direct perception of truth, independent of any reasoning process?
(a) Exposition
(b) Intuition
(c) Misogyny
(d) Retribution

5. Remarks about Mr. Wright indicate that he did not do much of what?
(a) Talking
(b) Staying quiet
(c) Arguing
(d) Complaining

Short Answer Questions

1. When speaking to Mrs. Peters what does Mrs. Hale compare Mr. Wright to?

2. What color dress does Mrs. Hale describe Mrs. Wright having worn when singing in the choir?

3. Where in the house does all of the action of the play take place?

4. Mrs. Peters exclaims to Mrs. Hale, “My, it’s a good thing the men couldn’t hear us. Wouldn’t they just laugh! Getting all stirred up over a little things like a” what?

5. At what time does Mr. Hale knock on the Wrights’ door when he discovers the murder?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Hale remark to Mrs. Peters about the signs of anger in the Wrights' house?

2. When does Mrs. Hale ask Mrs. Peters her opinion on the guilt of Mrs. Wright? What is her reply?

3. What leads the women to discover the pretty box in Mrs. Wright's sewing basket?

4. How does Trifles reflect women’s roles during Susan Glaspell’s lifetime?

5. How does Mrs. Peters describe her understanding of stillness in the narrative?

6. What is strange about the choice of weapon used in the murder? What do the women remark about it?

7. What does Mrs. Hale remark to Mrs. Peters about the lack of children in the home and Mr. Wright's personality?

8. What does Mrs. Hale do with the stitching on the quilt? What is Mrs. Peters' response?

9. What indication does Mrs. Wright give in front of Mr. Henderson that Mr. Wright is unpleasant?

10. How does Mrs. Hale defend the suspect's dirty kitchen? What does Mr. Henderson regard this to be?

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