1. in the play trifles, mrs. wright lived in before marrying john wright. a. an orphanage b. a neighboring farmhouse c. another country d. a town 2. which line in trifles from mrs. hale ties into the theme of loneliness and isolation? a. "i've never liked this place. maybe because it's down in a hollow and you don't see the road." b. "i guess john wright didn't wake when they was slipping that rope under his neck." c. "farmers' wives have their hands full." d. "bad sewing always made me fidgety." 3. how does the setting relate to the theme of loneliness and isolation in the play trifles? a. the wrights live in a gloomy farmhouse. b. the telephone has been invented. c. a man in the area was selling canaries. d. mr. hale and harry stop by to talk with john. 4. to show opposing points of view, which character do the women in the play trifles blame for the gloomy, depressing atmosphere in the wrights' house? a. harry b. mr. wright c. frank d. mrs. wright 5. which line in trifles from mrs. peters ties into the theme of loneliness and isolation? a. "i sometimes sew awful queer when i'm just tired." b. "my, it's a good thing the men couldn't hear us." c. "i know what stillness is." d. "well, i must get those things from the front room closet." 6. which of the following dramatic movements first brought performances to a staged setting before an intended audience? a. greek b. french neoclassism c. medieval d. realism