Trifles

Where in the house does Mrs. Peters find a birdcage?

• The bedroom

• The basement

• The attic

• The cupboard

Mrs. Hale tells Mrs. Peters, “If I was you, I wouldn’t tell her” what?

• About the investigation

• Her fruit was gone

• Her bread was gone

• About the canary

The County Attorney remarks that Mrs. Wright did not have what instinct?

• The designer instinct

• The money-saving instinct

• The homemaking instinct

• The child birthing instinct

What is the Sheriff’s response when asked, “You’re convinced that there was nothing important here—nothing that would point to any motive”?

• Nothing here but kitchen things

• Nothing here but trifles

• Only the stale bread

• Nothing here but women’s things

Why does Mrs. Hale say she hasn’t visited the Wright home much?

• It was too violent.

• I hated Mrs. Wright.

• It never seemed a very cheerful place.

• Mr. Wright gave me the willies.

At the end of the play, where does Mrs. Hale stash the box?

• Her handbag

• Her coat pocket

• The bread box

• The cupboard

What word from the stage directions refers to a scarf, usually of fur or wool, used to cover the neck, or the neck and shoulders?

• Bonnet

• Doublet

• Tippet

• Foxglove

What do the women decide to take to Mrs. Wright to help pass the time?

Some cards

Her painting

Her quilting

Her diary

• Some cards.

• Her painting.

• Her quilting.

• Her diary.

Mrs. Peters claims that “the law has got to” do what?

• Punish crime

• Be right

• Uphold itself

• Collect taxes

What does Mrs. Peters tell Mrs. Hale that she knows?

Grief

Purity

Stillness

Sanity

• Grief

• Purity

• Stillness

• Sanity