Trifles: The Rise of Modern Feminism on the Stage, Part 2

Question 1

The fact that women often feel pressured to conform to society’s expectations is a common feminist theme found within literature. As this theme appears within part two of Trifles, which pair of symbols most strengthens this theme?

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D: quilt, jar of fruit

Question 2

Read the excerpt from part two of Trifles.COUNTY ATTORNEY (facetiously). Well, Henry, at least we found out that she was not going to quilt it. She was going to—what is it you call it, ladies!MRS. HALE (her hand against her pocket). We call it—knot it, Mr. Henderson.How is this excerpt an example of irony?

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D: It appeared as though Mrs. Hale was answering the question, but she actually meant something quite different with her response.

Question 3

In part two of Trifles, which quotation most supports the theme that women are often unaware of the suffering of other women?

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D: MRS. HALE. ...I tell you, it’s queer, Mrs. Peters. We live close together and we live far apart.

Question 4

Read the excerpt from part two of Trifles.MRS. HALE. It’s a log cabin pattern. Pretty, isn’t it? I wonder if she was goin’ to quilt or just knot it? (Footsteps have been heard coming down the stairs. The Sheriff enters, followed by Hale and the County Attorney.)SHERIFF. They wonder if she was going to quilt or just knot it. (The men laugh, the women look abashed.)Which theme is best reinforced by the excerpt?

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A: The thoughts and opinions of women were not considered noteworthy.

Question 5

In part two of Trifles, which of the following best supports the feminist theme that women often found it difficult to fulfill their own heart’s desires?

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C: the accepted understanding that Mrs. Hale was too busy with her own home and children to stop for a visit

Question 6

Based on part two of Trifles, what did the bird’s singing most likely symbolize to Mrs. Wright?

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B: freedom and beauty

Question 7

In part two of Trifles, which of the following images most reinforces the theme of loneliness that exists throughout the play?

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A: the hollow in which the Wright home sat

Question 8

In part two of Trifles, how does Glaspell use irony to illustrate the idea that women were often seen as less capable than men in the early twentieth century?

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A: She leads the men all over the Wright’s property to find clues, but leaves the women in the kitchen.

Question 9

Based on part two of Trifles, the symbolism of the dead bird implies that Mr. Wright

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C: had an oppressive demeanor that killed the bird and his wife’s spirit.

Question 10

In part two of Trifles, which of the following most supports the feminist theme that women suffer abuses within a male-dominated society?

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C: the bird with the broken neck

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