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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 stage directions refers to something that lacks serious content?
(a) Misogynistic
(b) Manipulative
(c) Facetious
(d) Gallant

2. When speaking to Mrs. Peters what does Mrs. Hale compare Mr. Wright to?
(a) A diamond in the rough
(b) A raw wind
(c) A desert storm
(d) A movie star

3. Mr. Hale says that he stops by the Wrights’ home to ask John Wright about sharing what?
(a) Winter firewood
(b) A barnyard
(c) A fence
(d) A telephone line

4. Mrs. Hale remarks to Mrs. Peters, “Well, I don’t see any signs of” what “around here”?
(a) Family
(b) Resentment
(c) Anger
(d) Love

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Sheriff’s Deputy?

2. How do the women determine Mrs. Wright’s pet had been killed?

3. In the narrative, Mrs. Hale says, “Not having children makes less work—but it makes” what?

4. Where in the house does Mrs. Peters find a birdcage?

5. Mrs. Peters says that her first baby died when he was how old?

(see the answer key)

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