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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Trifles.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from the narrative refers to a valley?
(a) Fen
(b) Doublet
(c) Hollow
(d) Garter

2. Mrs. Peters remarks to Mrs. Hale that when she was young, a boy killed her kitten with what?
(a) A hatchet
(b) A rope
(c) A rock
(d) A gun

3. Where does Mrs. Hale begin to sit but then steps back while the women are alone downstairs?
(a) The sofa
(b) The rocking chair
(c) The kitchen table
(d) The bed

4. When speaking with Mrs. Peters, Mrs. Hale claims, “I know how things can be—for” what?
(a) Homesteaders
(b) Women
(c) Men
(d) Mothers

5. Near the end of the play, what does Mrs. Peters attempt to take from the box but cannot bring herself to do it?
(a) The parakeet
(b) The scissors
(c) The slipper
(d) The canary

Short Answer Questions

1. About what does the County Attorney exclaim before stating, “Not much of a housekeeper, would you say, ladies?”

2. According to Mrs. Peters, where is Mrs. Wright’s shawl always hung?

3. According to the Introduction, where was Trifles first performed?

4. In what region of the United States is Trifles set?

5. How many articles did Susan Glaspell write as a reporter that covered the John Hossack murder case?

(see the answer key)

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