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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 does Mr. Hale say he is going to town to sell when he stops by the Wrights’ home?
(a) Turnips
(b) Potatoes
(c) Apples
(d) Carrots

2. About what does the County Attorney exclaim before stating, “Not much of a housekeeper, would you say, ladies?”
(a) Dirty towels
(b) Dirty windows
(c) Dirty floor
(d) Dirty clothing

3. Where do the women go to gather some things to take to Mrs. Wright in jail?
(a) The bathroom closet
(b) The front room closet
(c) The upstairs bedroom
(d) The basement

4. Where is Mrs. Wright discovered when Mr. Hale comes by and discovers the murder?
(a) By the bedside
(b) On the sofa
(c) At the kitchen table
(d) In the rocking chair

5. What item does the County Attorney laugh at when examining the things to take to Mrs. Wright?
(a) The sewing basket
(b) The apron
(c) The petticoat
(d) The diary

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is a central theme in Trifles?

2. When speaking with Mrs. Peters, Mrs. Hale claims, “I know how things can be—for” what?

3. Near the end of the play, what does Mr. Hale go outside to tend to?

4. What is Mrs. Peters’ response when Mrs. Hale asks, “Do you think she did it?”

5. Who claims “Somebody should have been left here yesterday”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Hale discover in the box in Mrs. Wright's sewing basket? How do the women respond?

2. What do the two women remark about the birdcage when they discover it?

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

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

5. What is the men’s response when they discover the women examining the sewing basket?

6. What does Mrs. Hale regard of Mrs. Wright's clothing?

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

8. What does Mr. Henderson discover broken in the cupboard? What does Mrs. Peters remark about this?

9. What happens after Mr. Hale finishes his story of the previous day's events?

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

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