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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 is perceived to have killed Mrs. Wright’s pet in the narrative?
(a) Lewis Hale
(b) John Wright
(c) Harry
(d) George Henderson

2. What is Mrs. Wright doing with her apron when Mr. Hale enters?
(a) Drying it
(b) Ironing it
(c) Washing it
(d) Pleating it

3. What kind of pattern do the women see in Mrs. Wright’s sewing in the sewing basket?
(a) A butterfly pattern
(b) A dress pattern
(c) A barn pattern
(d) A log cabin pattern

4. Where in the house does all of the action of the play take place?
(a) The kitchen
(b) The front porch
(c) The bedroom
(d) The parlor

5. George Henderson remarks to the Sheriff that there is “[n]o sign at all of anyone having” what?
(a) Called the home first
(b) Injured the doors
(c) Murdered John Wright
(d) Come from the outside

Short Answer Questions

1. What characters are described as "men in middle life"?

2. What word from the narrative refers to a valley?

3. Who is to take clothing and things to Mrs. Wright at the jail?

4. Remarks about Mr. Wright indicate that he did not do much of what?

5. According to the stage directions in the opening of the play, what is George Henderson’s profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Mr. Hale to backtrack in his description of Mrs. Wright's demeanor in his interview with the County Attorney?

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

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

4. What memory of brutal loss does Mrs. Peters share from her childhood?

5. How is the theme of female loyalty illustrated in the play?

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

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

8. What does Mrs. Peters say in response to Mrs. Hale berating herself for not visiting Minnie?

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

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

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