Trifles Quizzes

Trifles Quiz 1

By Bella Wang · Edited by Damien Chazelle · Last reviewed August 31, 2009

1 How many characters appear on stage?

6

5

4

7
2 Where does the play primarily take place?

The bedroom

The police station

The kitchen

The detective's house
3 Who is the youngest male character?

Henderson

Hale

Lewis

Peters
4 Which describes Mrs. Peters?

Comfortable looking

Plumpness

Happy and cheerful demeanor

Thin, nervous face
5 What do the men do as they first enter the room?

Stand by the door

Sit down on the chairs

Warm up at the stove

Find a bite to eat
6 What is the weather like over the course of the play?

Raining

Cloudy

Blisteringly hot

Bitingly cold
7 Why does Hale originally visit John Wright's farmhouse?

He is bringing Hale some food.

He wants to install a telephone.

He wants to ask Hale about the crops.

He wants to invite Hale to a party.
8 What has been altered in the farmhouse since the previous day?

The police removed the body.

A burglar entered the building.

The coroner collected some objects as evidence.

Frank lit the stove.
9 Who watches the household the day before?

Frank

The sheriff

Henderson

No one.
10 Where is Mrs. Wright now?

Staying at a friend's house

Under house arrest

In custody

With the coroner
11 What does Hale observe about the relationship between John and Minnie Wright?

What Minnie wants makes no difference to John.

They never talk to each other.

They are too busy in their individual lives.

They love each other very much.
12 When does Hale initially visit the Wright farmhouse?

Before dinner

Before three o'clock in the afternoon

After eight o'clock in the morning

Around noon
13 Where is Mrs. Wright when Hale enters the farmhouse?

Next to the stove

In the rocking chair

Coming downstairs

At the door
14 What is Mrs. Wright doing after Hale comes into the farmhouse?

Fidgeting with her quilt

Cleaning the house

Pleating her apron

Making bread
15 Which is NOT a sign of distress that Hale saw in Mrs. Wright?

Her lack of hospitality

Her queer expression

Her odd cheeriness

Her peculiar laugh
16 After what occurrence does Hale enter the farmhouse in his story?

He thinks he heard "Come in."

He gets impatient when no one comes.

Mrs. Wright answers the door.

He hears a shout.
17 How does John Wright die?

Strangulation by rope

Gunshot wound

Axe blows

Cyanide
18 Who comes with Hale to the Wright farmhouse on the day of the murder?

Harry

George

Paul

Lewis
19 What is Hale's first thought when he sees the dead body?

Wipe up the blood

Straighten the body

Remove the rope

Clean the wound
20 Who does Mrs. Wright think has murdered her husband?

She doesn't know.

An old acquaintance

A burglar

A neighbor
21 Where is Mrs. Wright when her husband is murdered, according to her?

Downstairs making her quilt

In the barn

Downstairs cooking food

Sleeping beside him
22 What does Mrs. Henderson do when she hears why Hale came to their house?

She shrugs.

She laughs.

She looks puzzled.

She looks angry.
23 Who does Hale have his companion contact after he hears of the murderer?

The coroner

Frank

Peters

Henderson
24 Where do the men first investigate after leaving the kitchen?

The basement

The barn

The bedroom

The windows
25 What is the women's response when Hale makes his joke about trifles?

They move closer together.

They protest.

They step backward.

They loftily ignore him.

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