Trifles

Trifles: Which of these items is mostly likely an important symbol in the play?

• the kitchen towels

• the dead bird

• the rocking chair

• the windows

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Trifles: This character is "married to the law."

• Mrs. Wright

• Mrs. Peters

• Mrs. Hale

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Trifles: What type of irony best describes Mr. Wright's name?

• dramatic

• verbal

• situational

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In the story, "Trifles", what is a "trifle"?

• a chocolate candy

• a dessert

• a small, insignificant problem

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Trifles: Which character was the first to find the dead body?

• Mrs. Hale

• Mr. Peters

• Mr. Henderson

• Mr. Hale

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Trifles: Which of the following is NOT a reason Mrs. Peters can relate to Mrs. Wright?

• a boy killed Mrs. Peters' kitten

• Mrs. Peters was imprisoned once

• Mrs. Peters lost a child

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Trifles: What does Mrs. Peters do at the end of the play that shows she is a dynamic character?

• attempts to hide the bird before the men walk in

• brings Mrs. Wright the quilt

• confesses to the sheriff

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In Trifles the sheriff is

• Mr. Wright

• Mr. Hale

• Mr. Henderson

• Mr. Peters

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Trifles:

What did Mrs. Wright love to do when she was young?

• sing

• dance

• quilt

• play piano

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Trifles:

How is the word knotting used in the play

knotting

• skirt worn as an undergarment

• officer who investigates deaths

• minor valley

• tying fabric squares together along the edges

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