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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the men reenter from upstairs, who says he is going to stay at the Wright home by himself?

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

3. Mrs. Hale tells Mrs. Peters, “If I was you, I wouldn’t tell her” what?

4. Mrs. Hale describes Mrs. Wright as having worn a dress with what color ribbons when she sang in the choir?

5. What does Mrs. Hale say was in the Wright home but was not used in the murder?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the men in the play respond to Mrs. Wright's worry over her preserves?

2. When George Henderson asks if Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Wright had been friends, how does Mrs. Hale reply?

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

4. What does Mrs. Hale say to Mrs. Peters in disregarding the stitching of the quilt?

5. What leads Mr. Henderson to the conclusion that Mrs. Wright is a bad housekeeper?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the use of exposition in A Jury of Her Peers. In a linear plot, where does the exposition generally fall in a story? How does this traditional plot structure apply to Trifles?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of John Wright and different qualities that lead the reader to believe Mrs. Wright killed him. Is the murder justified given the circumstances? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the setting of the story and discuss how this setting evokes mood. How is the Wright home described? What visceral sense do you get from the descriptions of the house? Why?

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