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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the women are alone downstairs, what item of clothing does Mrs. Hale carry in the room that belongs to Mrs. Wright?
(a) A pair of shoes
(b) An apron
(c) A hat
(d) A skirt

2. What is the Sheriff’s response when asked, “You’re convinced that there was nothing important here—nothing that would point to any motive”?
(a) Nothing here but kitchen things
(b) Nothing here but women’s things
(c) Only the stale bread
(d) Nothing here but trifles

3. What does Mrs. Peters remark that Mrs. Wright had been doing when she takes out a sewing basket?
(a) Knitting a shawl
(b) Piecing a quilt
(c) Sewing a dress
(d) Crocheting a blanket

4. What word in the narrative means to find fault with?
(a) Abnegate
(b) Reproach
(c) Interrogate
(d) Ordinate

5. Which of the following is a key theme in Trifles?
(a) Isolation
(b) Sexual longing
(c) Sibling rivalry
(d) The impact of war

Short Answer Questions

1. Mrs. Hale remarks that Mrs. Wright did not even belong to what organization?

2. Mrs. Hale tells Mrs. Peters, “She used to ____. He killed that too.”

3. Who was accused of the murder of John Hossack?

4. Mrs. Hale refers to Mrs. Wright as “real sweet and pretty, but kind of timid and” what?

5. According to Mr. Hale, how does Mrs. Wright respond when he asks, “Why, what did he die of?”

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