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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. What is Mrs. Hale's last line in the story?
(a) "We call it -- knot it, Mr. Henderson."
(b) "Trifles are what men are."
(c) "Minnie Wright is innocent."
(d) "We call it - stitch it, Mr. Henderson."

2. Mrs. Hale remembers Mrs. Wright mostly as she was before she married, how many years ago?
(a) 25.
(b) 35.
(c) 30.
(d) 20.

3. Mrs. Hale states to Mrs. Peters, "The law is the law -- and a bad" what?
(a) "Law is a bad law."
(b) "Woman is a bad woman."
(c) "Man is a bad man."
(d) "Stove is a bad stove."

4. What is the name of Mrs. Hale's eldest son?
(a) Peter.
(b) Paul.
(c) Harry.
(d) Henry.

5. The county attorney asks himself before exiting with the men, "But would the women know a ____ if they did come upon it?"
(a) Clue.
(b) Weapon.
(c) Murderer.
(d) Motive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mrs. Hale catches sight of an opened bucket of _________ on a low shelf in the kitchen.

2. What does Mrs. Peters say Mrs. Wright was frightened of in her house the previous day?

3. What was Mrs. Wright's response when Mr. Hale asked her the cause of death of Mr. Wright?

4. When was Susan Glaspell born?

5. Mrs. Wright's shawl always hangs on what?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the county attorney asks if Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Wright had been friends, how does she reply?

2. When Mrs. Hale begins to piece together the story of Minnie Wright, how does she berate her own actions?

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

4. What does Mrs. Hale hope her husband will do in retelling the previous day's events? Why?

5. What does Mrs. Hale remark to Mrs. Peters about the lack of children in the home and Mr. Wright's personality when the women are alone?

6. How did Mrs. Wright inform Mr. Hale of her husband's location and means of death?

7. What does Mr. Hale describe when he knocked at the Wrights' door the previous day?

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

9. How is the theme of gender roles defined in the plot of the story?

10. How does Sheriff Peters begin the investigation after arriving at the Wright home? What does Mr. Henderson interrupt to ask?

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