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

Question 7 • MO-English Language Arts 11 B-CR

Which quotation best supports the theme that men lack appreciation for women’s traditional roles?

Answer
A
“(as one turning from serious things to little pleasantries) Well ladies, have you decided whether she was going to quilt it or knot it?”
B
“My, it’s a good thing the men couldn’t hear us. Wouldn’t they just laugh! Getting all stirred up over a little thing like a—dead canary.”
C
“No, Wright wouldn’t like the bird—a thing that sang. She used to sing. He killed that too.”

Explanation

Choice A best supports the theme because the men treat the women’s discussion of quilting as a trivial pleasantry, showing little respect for work traditionally associated with women. Choice B shows the women expect the men to laugh at their concern over the canary, but A more directly depicts a man dismissing a traditional women’s activity.

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