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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Remarks about Mr. Wright indicate that he did not do much of what?
(a) Staying quiet
(b) Complaining
(c) Talking
(d) Arguing

2. According to the Introduction, what weapon was used to kill John Hossack?
(a) A gun
(b) An axe
(c) A rope
(d) A knife

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

4. What is the name of the short story that Susan Glaspell adapted Trifles into?
(a) The Canary
(b) A Jury of Her Peers
(c) The Last Trial
(d) The Trial of a Century

5. From where has the County Attorney just returned upon arriving at the farmhouse?
(a) Omaha
(b) St. Louis
(c) Chicago
(d) Little Rock

Short Answer Questions

1. Where in the house does all of the action of the play take place?

2. Who is to take clothing and things to Mrs. Wright at the jail?

3. What character says, “I’d hate to have men coming into my kitchen, snooping around and criticizing”?

4. What does Mrs. Hale say was in the Wright home but was not used in the murder?

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

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