Illustration of a woman in a robe with a dead canary

Trifles

by Susan Glaspell

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Trifles Overview Quiz

A man has been murdered and his wife is the suspect. What has caused this quiet, unassuming woman to take such drastic measures? Men have their theories but the women have different ideas. Be sure you understand what went on in the farmhouse both before and after the murder by taking the eNotes quiz for Susan Glaspell's Trifles.

  1. What is the reason that Hale had come to visit Mr. Wright?

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  2. How does Mr. Wright die?

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  3. Who discovered the murder?

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  4. What does Henderson find on the top shelf of the cupboard closet?

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  5. What excuse does Minnie offer for not being aware that her husband had been murdered during the night?

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  6. Where has Mrs. Wright been taken?

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  7. Who first enters the farmhouse?

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  8. What does Mrs. Peters tell her husband regarding the bird?

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  9. How does Mrs. Hale remember Minnie in her youth?

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  10. What do the women discover in Minnie’s sewing box?

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