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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. When talking with Mrs. Peters, what does Mrs. Hale say her sister’s name is?
(a) Sarah
(b) Marie
(c) Betty
(d) Bessie
2. In what room of the now abandoned farmhouse is the setting for the opening scene of Trifles?
(a) The parlor
(b) The bedroom
(c) The front porch
(d) The kitchen
3. Where does Henry Peters say a man had gone crazy the day before?
(a) Morris Center
(b) Williams Hospital
(c) James Center
(d) Washington Park
4. Trifles is seen by critics and theorists as an early example of what dramatic genre?
(a) Realist drama
(b) Feminist drama
(c) Dadaist drama
(d) Absurdist drama
5. What does Mrs. Peters use to wrap around a jar to take to Mrs. Wright?
(a) A dish cloth
(b) A petticoat
(c) A shawl
(d) A bath towel
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Mr. Hale say he is going to town to sell when he stops by the Wrights’ home?
2. Mrs. Peters tells Mrs. Hale, “Mr. Henderson said coming out that what was needed for the case was” what?
3. How many years ago does Mrs. Hale say Mrs. Wright sung in the town choir, prior to her marriage?
4. What is the Sheriff’s response when asked, “You’re convinced that there was nothing important here—nothing that would point to any motive”?
5. Near the end of the play, what does Mrs. Peters attempt to take from the box but cannot bring herself to do it?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is strange about the choice of weapon used in the murder? What do the women remark about it?
2. What does Mrs. Hale remark to Mrs. Peters about the signs of anger in the Wrights' house?
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. What comment is made regarding the kitchen before the men depart upstairs? Why is this significant?
6. How is the theme of female loyalty illustrated in the play?
7. What causes Mr. Hale to backtrack in his description of Mrs. Wright's demeanor in his interview with the County Attorney?
8. What is the men’s response when they discover the women examining the sewing basket?
9. What leads Mr. Henderson to the conclusion that Mrs. Wright is a bad housekeeper?
10. What does Mrs. Hale discover in the box in Mrs. Wright's sewing basket? How do the women respond?
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