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Trifles Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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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. Where was the theatrical collaboration that Susan Glaspell and George Cram Cook formed originated?
(a) Bay Ridge, New Jersey
(b) Cape Cod, Massachusetts
(c) New York, New York
(d) Rutland, Connecticut

2. Who played the role of George Henderson in the original production of Trifles?
(a) James Warner
(b) Michael Hulgan
(c) Andrew Vestile
(d) Madison Dirks

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) Samuel Beckett
(b) Eugene O’Neill
(c) Norman Mailer
(d) Edward Albee

4. According to the Introduction, during what years did Susan Glaspell work as a reporter for the Des Moines News?
(a) 1888-1895
(b) 1880-1882
(c) 1798-1805
(d) 1899-1901

5. When did Susan Glaspell marry George Cram Cook?
(a) 1919
(b) 1913
(c) 1885
(d) 1916

Short Answer Questions

1. What character did Susan Glaspell portray in the original production of Trifles?

2. According to the Introduction, who played the role of Henry Peters in the original production of Trifles?

3. Where did the trial for John Hossack’s murder take place?

4. In what year was John Hossack murdered?

5. Who portrayed Lewis Hale in the original production of Trifles?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mr. Hale stop at the Wrights' property the previous day?

2. What does Mrs. Wright do when Mr. Hale attempts to make small talk?

3. What does Mrs. Wright reply when Mr. Hale tells her that he wants to see Mr. Wright?

4. What information does Mr. Hale reveal about Mr. Wright’s character through his interview with the Sheriff and County Attorney?

5. What genre does the play Trifles fall into? Why?

6. What passing comment of Mr. Hale's reveals information about the Wrights’ relationship?

7. How does Mrs. Hale recall Mrs. Wright? What can the reader/audience discern of Mrs. Wright’s character by Mrs. Hale’s recollections?

8. What was the outcome of the murder trial upon which the events in Trifles are based?

9. What is revealed about the characters through their dialogue and language?

10. What themes are central in the play? Which characters are the focus of the play?

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