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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 skirt
(b) A pair of shoes
(c) A hat
(d) An apron

2. Whom does George Henderson say “doesn’t need supervising”?
(a) Mrs. Peters
(b) Lewis Hale
(c) Mrs. Hale
(d) Bessie

3. Where does Mr. Hale say Mrs. Wright pointed when he asks her where Mr. Wright is?
(a) To the kitchen
(b) Toward town
(c) To the barn
(d) Upstairs

4. Near the end of the play, where does Mrs. Peters attempt to hide the jeweled box?
(a) Her handbag
(b) Her hat
(c) Her shawl
(d) Her coat pocket

5. Mrs. Hale says to Mrs. Peters, “I tell you, it’s queer, Mrs. Peters. We live close together and we live” what?
(a) Far apart
(b) In ignorance
(c) In faith
(d) In blindness

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Peters note that Mrs. Wright had in the corner of the room?

2. What character in the play is based on the real-life figure of John Hossack?

3. After the men reenter from upstairs, who says he is going to stay at the Wright home by himself?

4. According to Mr. Hale, how does Mrs. Wright respond when he asks, “Who did this, Mrs. Wright?”

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

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