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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThis character is "married to the law."Mrs. WrightMrs. PetersMrs. Hale
Mrs. Simmons
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is the setting?
a cold farmhouse
a jail cell
the barn where the John was found
the courtroom
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of these items is mostly likely an important symbol in the play?
the kitchen table
the dead bird
the couch
the windows
- 4. Multiple Choice
What type of irony describes the result of the investigation where the women find things the men don't know about?
dramatic
verbal
informational
metamorphical
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a "trifle"?a chocolate candya desserta small, insignificant problem
something that needs to be solved
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich character is the county attorney?Mr. HendersonMr. HaleMr. PetersMr. Wright
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which character was the first to find the dead body of John Wright?
Mrs. Hale
Mr. Peters
Mr. Henderson
Mr. Hale
- 8. Multiple Choice
Minnie Foster Wright does not show up in the play as a character.
true-- but the other characters talk about her
false--she's sitting in jail at the edge of the stage
true--because she has been killed by an abusive husband
false--because she's the main character
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a reason Mrs. Peters can relate to Minnie Foster Wright?
a boy killed Mrs. Peters' kitten
Mrs. Peters was imprisoned once
Mrs. Peters lost a child
- 10. Multiple Choice
What does Mrs. Peters do at the end of the play that shows she sympathizes with Minnie?
hides the bird
brings Mrs. Wright the quilt
confesses to the sheriff
begs her husband not to put Minnie in jail
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe sheriff isMr. WrightMr. HaleMr. HendersonMr. Peters
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT a likely symbol in the play?the preservesthe birdcagethe quiltthe telephone
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Mrs. Wright love to do when she was young?singdancequiltplay piano
- 14. Multiple Choice
At the beginning of the play, the mood established by the description of the cold and lonely farmhouse can best be described as
funny
foreboding and gloomy
calm
inviting to visit
- 15. Multiple Choice
When talking about her husband’s death, Mrs. Wright can best be described as
hysterical
detached
melancholy
anxious
- 16. Multiple Choice
According to Mrs. Hale, before Mrs. Wright married John Wright, she was
quiet and kept to herself
mean and rude
lively and loved to sing
was a member of the Ladies Aide.
- 17. Multiple Choice
When Mrs. Peters finds the birdcage, it is
in perfect condition
beat up and broken
dirty and growing with mold
locked in the refrigerator
- 18. Multiple Choice
Mr. Hale, Mr. Peters, and Mr. Henderson are at the house to
collect items to take to Mrs. Wright
dust for fingerprints
find evidence about the murder
BOTH B AND C
- 19. Multiple Choice
How does John Wright die?
his sickness
gunshot wound
being strangled with a rope
committing suicide
- 20. Multiple Choice
What happens to the jars of preserves?
They melt in the fire.
They are smashed on the floor.
They break from the cold.
They remain unopened.
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which word would best describe John Wright?
nice
intelligent
abusive
loving
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which word best describes the men's attitude toward the women?
arrogant
proud
kind
protective
- 23. Multiple Choice
What do the Sheriff and the County Attorney actually find?
a busted bird cage
a dead bird
a dead woman
nothing
- 24. Multiple Choice
Where is Mrs. Wright during the play?
at a friend's house
in jail
with the coroner
under house arrest
- 25. Multiple Choice
"Porphyria's Lover" and "Trifles" are alike in that they both...
deal with an unlikable main character
share the theme of murder
deal with high class and low class problems
have a setting in America
- 26. Multiple Choice
Why do you suppose the author called the play "Trifles"?
The details that the men think are not very important are really the evidence for why the crime was committed.
The men are smarter than the women.
The details the men find prove that Mrs. Wright killed her husband.
The men find that someone besides Mrs. Wright killed Mr.Wright.
- 27. Multiple Choice
What type of irony best describes Mr. Wright's name? (Hint: Mr. Wright is Mr.Wrong.)
cosmic
verbalsymbolic
figurative
- 28. Multiple Choice
"Minnie Foster" is what the character is called, but she is the same character as__.
Mrs. WrightMrs. HaleMrs. Peters - 29. Multiple Choice
Which is the correct way to cite the text at the end of a sentence?
(Trifles).
. ("Trifles).
. (Glaspell).
(Glaspell).
- 30. Multiple Choice
What is the double meaning of "knot it" in the play?
It is literally NOT IT since she did not do it.
Knot the thread for the quilt as practice then knot the rope.
Make a knot in the rope and a nautical measure of distance.
Knot the noose while the killer is himself killed.
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