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

Question 3 • SC-English 3 Honors

Read the excerpt from part one of Trifles.HALE. Well, she looked queer.COUNTY ATTORNEY. How do you mean—queer?HALE. Well, as if she didn’t know what she was going to do next. And kind of done up.Which word has a meaning similar to “queer” as it is used in this excerpt?

Answer
A
doubtful
B
strange
C
pensive
D
irrational

Explanation

Here, “queer” describes how Mrs. Wright looked: she seemed not to know what she would do next and was “kind of done up.” In this context, “queer” means unusual or strange, so the best choice is “strange.”

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