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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. Mrs. Peters exclaims to Mrs. Hale, “My, it’s a good thing the men couldn’t hear us. Wouldn’t they just laugh! Getting all stirred up over a little things like a” what?

2. The women at the end of Trifles illustrate which of the following concepts?

3. Mrs. Hale says to Mrs. Peters, “I tell you, it’s queer, Mrs. Peters. We live close together and we live” what?

4. How does Mr. Hale describe the Wrights’ house when he arrives and discovers the murder?

5. What does Mrs. Hale notice about Mrs. Wright’s stitching on her sewing in one section?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What condescending comments are made of the women as the men first disappear upstairs?

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

4. What does Mrs. Hale begin doing once the men exit to investigate upstairs? What does she discover in the kitchen?

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

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

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

8. What is discovered by Mrs. Peters in the stitching of Mrs. Wright's quilt?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the foreshadowing from the opening scene in the narrative. What clue does the reader gain for future events in the story? How does the author highlight foreshadowing?

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

Analyze and discuss the relationship between the women in the narrative. How does the relationship develop? Why do the women gain sympathy for Mrs. Wright through the second half of the story?

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