Trifles: The Rise of Modern Feminism on the Stage, Part 1

Question 1

Question 1

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: to establish the time period; B: to describe a character’s thoughts; C: to build the setting; D: to describe a character’s appearance

Question 2

What does the word fixed mean in the stage direction?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: stuck

Question 3

Which of the following are stage directions? Check all of the boxes that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: “(stiffly)”; E: “(with a little bow to her)”

Question 4

Question 4

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: to direct actions that take place onstage; C: to specify lighting or sound effects

Question 5

Which word has a similar meaning to fixed as it is used in the passage?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: focused

Question 6

What effect does using fixed instead of one of its synonyms have on the play?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: Fixed better shows intensity; Mrs. Hale thinks that the loaf of bread is very important.

Trifles: The Rise of Modern Feminism on the Stage, Part 1 Answers