Question

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Read the excerpt from part one of Trifles.

MRS. HALE (abruptly moving toward her). Mrs. Peters?

Which best describes the effect of the word “abruptly” in the excerpt?
The use of the word abruptly heightens the conflict by revealing to the reader that Mrs. Hale is becoming increasingly anxious.
The use of the word abruptly characterizes Mrs. Hale as someone who is aggressive and assertive by nature.
The use of the word abruptly quickens the plot by making it appear as though the characters in the play are rushed.
The use of the word abruptly adds to the mysterious mood in the scene as the reader is left to wonder why Mrs. Hale is upset.

A drama in which the characters and setting are presented in typical and real-world ways is known as
realistic.
melodrama.
participatory.
experimental.

Which excerpt from Trifles contains a stage direction?
SHERIFF (looking about). It’s just the same.
COUNTY ATTORNEY. Somebody should have been left here yesterday.
HALE. Well, she looked queer.
MRS. HALE. Well, I don’t know as Wright had, either.

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?
The lighthearted and humorous tone of the County Attorney is the opposite of what you would expect during a situation like this.
A show of interest in the quilt on the men’s behalf was a sudden twist of what would normally be expected.
The County Attorney appeared to be asking a question about the quilt, but he was actually asking another question entirely.
It appeared as though Mrs. Hale was answering the question, but she actually meant something quite different with her response.

Read the excerpt from Midnight Assassin.

As Glaspell struggled to understand and describe Margaret Hossack, her accounts alternated between those that portrayed Margaret Hossack as maternal and frail—anxious to see her family; tired and worn by the course of events—and those that depicted her as lacking in the typical emotional and feminine traits—not hysterical, but emotionless and dry-eyed; not weak, but determined and willful; not soft-featured, but square-jawed and hard.

The excerpt supports the idea that the newspaper stories Glaspell wrote about Margaret Hossack were
clear and well-researched.
objective and emotionless.
consistent and fact-based
inconsistent and opinion-based.

Answer 1

1) The use of the word “abruptly” heightens the conflict by revealing to the reader that Mrs. Hale is becoming increasingly anxious.

2) realistic

3) SHERIFF (looking about). It’s just the same.

4) The lighthearted and humorous tone of the County Attorney is the opposite of what you would expect during a situation like this.

5) inconsistent and opinion-based