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

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Read the excerpt from part one of Trifles.SHERIFF. Nothing here but kitchen things. (The County Attorney, after again looking around the kitchen, opens the door of a cupboard closet. He gets up on a chair and looks on a shelf. Pulls his hand away, sticky.) COUNTY ATTORNEY. Here’s a nice mess. (The women draw nearer.) MRS. PETERS (to the other woman). Oh, her fruit; it did freeze. (To the Lawyer). She worried about that when it turned so cold. She said the fire’d go out and her jars would break.What do the underlined stage directions suggest about the women, Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters?

A
They are totally fascinated by what the County Attorney is saying.
B
They are being polite by attempting to move nearer to the speaker.
C
They share a bond as women and are instinctively curious.
D
They are attempting to hide something by distracting the speaker.
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Read the excerpt from part one of Trifles.MRS. HALE (examining the skirt).What does the word “examining” mean in the stage direction?

A
checking for flaws
B
looking very closely
C
searching for clues
D
seeking solutions
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Read the excerpt from part one of Trifles.COUNTY ATTORNEY. Dirty towels! (Kicks his foot against the pans under the sink.) Not much of a housekeeper, would you say, ladies?What does this excerpt emphasize about the character of the County Attorney?

A
his strong belief in a woman’s domestic role
B
his fervent desire to solve all types of crime
C
his awkward shyness when dealing with women
D
his passionate desire to keep things orderly
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Which excerpt from Trifles contains a stage direction?

A
SHERIFF (looking about). It’s just the same.
B
COUNTY ATTORNEY. Somebody should have been left here yesterday.
C
HALE. Well, she looked queer.
D
MRS. HALE. Well, I don’t know as Wright had, either.
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Read the excerpt from part one of Trifles.SHERIFF (unbuttoning his overcoat and stepping away from the stove as if to the beginning of official business).How does the use of the word “official” in this stage direction affect the mood of the scene?

A
It suggests that the Sheriff is an honest man with great integrity.
B
It suggests that the Sheriff is pretending to know what he is doing.
C
It suggests that the Sheriff is going to attempt to act professionally.
D
It suggests that the Sheriff is very experienced with crimes of this sort.
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Read the excerpt from part one of Trifles.COUNTY ATTORNEY (with the gallantry of a young politician).Which best describes the effect of the word “gallantry” in this excerpt?

A
It creates the setting by hinting at a period in time when men were more inclined to treat women with respect.
B
It develops the conflict by creating tension as the other men in the story realize the County Attorney actually sympathizes with women.
C
It enhances the theme of the story by showing that some men are capable of treating women with respect, even if it does not seem so.
D
It characterizes the County Attorney as someone desirous of showing respect to women, even if he does not mean it.
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Read the excerpt from part one of Trifles.COUNTY ATTORNEY. How did she seem to feel about you coming?HALE. Why, I don’t think she minded—one way or the other. She didn’t pay much attention. I said, “How do, Mrs. Wright, it’s cold, ain’t it?” And she said, “Is it?”—and went on kind of pleating at her apron. . . . And then she—laughed. I guess you would call it a laugh.How does this dialogue further develop the idea that Mrs. Wright may have had a motive for killing her husband?

A
It suggests that she has actually gone insane.
B
It suggests that she finds death humorous.
C
It suggests that she did not care about his death.
D
It suggests that she is hiding her real emotions.
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Which of the following stage directions from part one of Trifles supports the idea that the two women, Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters, are stronger than they may at first appear?

A
COUNTY ATTORNEY. Here’s a nice mess.(The women draw nearer.)
B
HALE. Well, women are used to worrying over trifles.(The two women move a little closer together.)
C
COUNTY ATTORNEY. And yet, for all their worries, what would we do without the ladies? (The women do not unbend.)
D
MRS. PETERS. Yes, Mr. Henderson.(The women listen to the men’s steps on the stairs, then look about the kitchen.)
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Read the excerpt from part one of Trifles.COUNTY ATTORNEY (with the gallantry of a young politician). And yet, for all their worries, what would we do without the ladies?What is the primary purpose of these stage directions?

A
to further establish the time period
B
to indicate a character’s tone of voice
C
to direct actions that take place onstage
D
to describe a character’s thoughts
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Read the excerpt from part one of Trifles.SHERIFF (unbuttoning his overcoat and stepping away from the stove as if to the beginning of official business).What is the primary purpose of these stage directions?

A
to show interactions between characters
B
to direct actions that take place onstage
C
to describe a character’s appearance
D
to indicate a character’s tone of voice

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