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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. For how many months did Susan Glaspell cover the John Hossack murder case?
(a) 30
(b) 16
(c) 4
(d) 20
2. Who portrayed Lewis Hale in the original production of Trifles?
(a) George Cram Cook
(b) Alexander Hampton
(c) Andrew Stabler
(d) Gino Chelakis
3. As a founding member of a famous theatrical collaboration, Susan Glaspell arranged for the first ever reading of a play by what famed playwright?
(a) Eugene O’Neill
(b) Samuel Beckett
(c) Edward Albee
(d) Norman Mailer
4. According to the Introduction, what weapon was used to kill John Hossack?
(a) An axe
(b) A knife
(c) A gun
(d) A rope
5. According to the Introduction, who played the role of Henry Peters in the original production of Trifles?
(a) Mark Whitburg
(b) Preston Lorio
(c) James Harris
(d) Robert Conville
Short Answer Questions
1. What important theatrical collaboration did Susan Glaspell and George Cram Cook found?
2. According to the Introduction, during what years did Susan Glaspell work as a reporter for the Des Moines News?
3. How many articles did Susan Glaspell write as a reporter that covered the John Hossack murder case?
4. When was Trifles first performed?
5. What character did Susan Glaspell portray in the original production of Trifles?
Short Essay Questions
1. What themes are central in the play? Which characters are the focus of the play?
2. How is the theme of gender roles defined in the plot of the play?
3. When and where was Trifles first performed?
4. How is the kitchen staging set up? Where are the entrances and exits?
5. How is the Wright property described?
6. What was the outcome of the murder trial upon which the events in Trifles are based?
7. What does Mr. Hale describe when he knocks at the Wrights' door the previous day?
8. When was Susan Glaspell inspired to write Trifles? Who encouraged her to write it and why?
9. Who goes for help after discovering Mr. Wright's body? What does Mr. Hale discuss with Mrs. Wright?
10. What genre does the play Trifles fall into? Why?
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