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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. Where does Mr. Hale say Mrs. Wright pointed when he asks her where Mr. Wright is?
(a) To the kitchen
(b) To the barn
(c) Toward town
(d) Upstairs

2. What does Mr. Hale say he thinks he hears someone say when he knocks a second time on the Wrights’ door?
(a) Who is it?
(b) Come in
(c) Come back later
(d) Go away

3. What word from the stage directions refers to something that lacks serious content?
(a) Misogynistic
(b) Gallant
(c) Facetious
(d) Manipulative

4. According to Mrs. Peters, who says it looks “bad for” Mrs. Wright?
(a) Dr. Lloyd
(b) Henry Peters
(c) George Henderson
(d) Lewis Hale

5. What does Mrs. Hale say was in the Wright home but was not used in the murder?
(a) A noose
(b) An axe
(c) A gun
(d) A dagger

Short Answer Questions

1. Mrs. Peters says that her first baby died when he was how old?

2. What does Mrs. Peters tell Mrs. Hale that she knows?

3. What kind of pattern do the women see in Mrs. Wright’s sewing in the sewing basket?

4. At the end of the play, what does Mrs. Hale have her hand over?

5. At the end of the play, where does Mrs. Hale stash the box?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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