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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. How does Mr. Hale describe the Wrights’ house when he arrives and discovers the murder?
(a) Clamorous
(b) Quiet
(c) Overwhelming
(d) Violent

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

3. As the women are alone downstairs, what items of clothing does Mrs. Peters carry in the room?
(a) A dress and skirt
(b) A jacket and shawl
(c) A hat and skirt
(d) A blouse and coat

4. What was Mrs. Wright’s response when Mr. Hale asks her, “Weren’t you sleepin’ in the bed with him?”
(a) Yes, but I was on the outside
(b) Yes, but I was on the inside
(c) No, I was sleeping downstairs
(d) No, I was cooking

5. Mrs. Hale says to Mrs. Peters, “I tell you, it’s queer, Mrs. Peters. We live close together and we live” what?
(a) In faith
(b) Far apart
(c) In ignorance
(d) In blindness

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the women go to gather some things to take to Mrs. Wright in jail?

2. In what room of the now abandoned farmhouse is the setting for the opening scene of Trifles?

3. About what does the County Attorney exclaim before stating, “Not much of a housekeeper, would you say, ladies?”

4. What do the women note about the birdcage in the Wrights’ home while the men are outside?

5. Who claims that she is cold?

Short Essay Questions

1. What scene does Mrs. Hale recreate for Mrs. Wright after the men have exited upstairs?

2. How is the theme of female loyalty illustrated in the play?

3. What does Mrs. Hale do with the stitching on the quilt? What is Mrs. Peters' response?

4. What does Mrs. Hale remark to Mrs. Peters about the signs of anger in the Wrights' house?

5. What leads the women to discover the pretty box in Mrs. Wright's sewing basket?

6. What does Mrs. Hale remark to Mrs. Peters about the lack of children in the home and Mr. Wright's personality?

7. What causes Mr. Hale to backtrack in his description of Mrs. Wright's demeanor in his interview with the County Attorney?

8. What does Mrs. Hale discover in the box in Mrs. Wright's sewing basket? How do the women respond?

9. What happens after Mr. Hale finishes his story of the previous day's events?

10. What comment is made regarding the kitchen before the men depart upstairs? Why is this significant?

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