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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Detailed Summary & Analysis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of trees surround the Wright home?
(a) Maple.
(b) Cedar.
(c) Pine.
(d) Poplar.

2. How does Mrs. Hale describe the dress Minnie Foster wore while singing with the choir?
(a) Blue with red ribbons.
(b) White with blue ribbons.
(c) Red with blue ribbons.
(d) Blue with yellow ribbons.

3. The only unbroken jar of fruit in the cupboard is filled with ___________.
(a) Pears.
(b) Apples.
(c) Blackberries.
(d) Cherries.

4. How many times had Mrs. Hale been to the Wright home before the narrative begins?
(a) Three.
(b) None.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

5. What does Mrs. Hale respond when the county attorney sees the birdcage and asks, "Has the bird flown?"
(a) "It was murdered."
(b) "It has."
(c) "We think the cat got it."
(d) "To heaven."

Short Answer Questions

1. The Wrights' home is located in what?

2. Mr. Hale had come by the previous day to ask Mr. Wright if he wanted what installed?

3. Where had the sheriff sent someone "for that man who went crazy" yesterday in the story?

4. Mrs. Peters becomes frozen near the end of the story because she is unable to touch what?

5. When was the play Trifles first produced?

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