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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who portrayed Lewis Hale in the original production of Trifles?
(a) Gino Chelakis
(b) Alexander Hampton
(c) George Cram Cook
(d) Andrew Stabler

2. Who does Mr. Hale say he is going to town with when he stops by the Wrights’ home?
(a) Harry
(b) James
(c) Dr. Lloyd
(d) Frank

3. What word describing the men in Trifles means to behave in an offensively condescending manner?
(a) Adroit
(b) Interrogating
(c) Patronizing
(d) Exacerbating

4. Where does Henry Peters say a man had gone crazy the day before?
(a) Washington Park
(b) James Center
(c) Williams Hospital
(d) Morris Center

5. Mrs. Hale remarks that there was a man selling what kind of birds last year?
(a) Parrots
(b) Canaries
(c) Finches
(d) Parakeets

Short Answer Questions

1. When speaking to Mrs. Peters what does Mrs. Hale compare Mr. Wright to?

2. What does Mr. Hale say he thinks he hears someone say when he knocks a second time on the Wrights’ door?

3. According to Mr. Hale, how does Mrs. Wright respond when he says, “How, do, Mrs. Wright it’s cold, ain’t it?”

4. Whose now abandoned farmhouse provides the setting for Trifles?

5. Where do the characters go first upon entering the house?

(see the answer key)

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