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Lavish Spendingher Sloppy Appearanceher English Q

This quiz covers content from Trifles, Fences, and Act One of A Doll House. You will have three attempts; only the highest score will count. You may use your notes and textbook for help.
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This quiz covers content from Trifles, Fences, and Act One of A Doll House. You will have three attempts; only the highest score will count. You may use your notes and textbook for help.
Multiple Attempts

QUESTION 1

  1. Where does Trifles take place?
    New York City
    a kitchen in the farmhouse of John Wright
    a bakery
    a jail cell

0.5 points

QUESTION 2

  1. In Trifles, how was Wright killed?
    he was shot
    he drowned
    with a rope around his neck
    he had a heart attack

0.5 points

QUESTION 3

  1. What is a “trifle” that influences the title of the play Trifles?
    a chocolate candy
    a dessert
    a small, insignificant problem
    a type of gun

0.5 points

QUESTION 4

  1. In Trifles, where is Mrs. Wright when her husband was murdered, according to her?
    sleeping beside him
    in the barn
    downstairs making her quilt
    downstairs cooking food

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QUESTION 5

  1. In Trifles, what do the women discover in Minnie’s sewing box?
    a stash of gold coins
    a letter of confession
    rat poison
    her dead canary

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QUESTION 6

  1. In Fences, where did Troy and Bono meet?
    jail
    a hardware store
    college
    in the Negro Leagues

0.5 points

QUESTION 7

  1. In Fences, what sport is Cory recruited to play?
    soccer
    baseball
    basketball
    football

0.5 points

QUESTION 8

  1. What does Troy do that leads to a physical fight with Cory?
    he tells Cory he cannot have a television
    he makes Cory build a fence
    he grabs Rose’s arm
    he prevents Cory from going to college

0.5 points

QUESTION 9

  1. In what decade does Fences begin?
    1980s
    1950s
    1960s
    1920s

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QUESTION 10

  1. In Fences, why didn’t Troy get to play in the Major Leagues?
    he was too old by the time they accepted Black players
    he didn’t get along with the coaches
    he was never good enough to play
    he didn’t want to join

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QUESTION 11

  1. In Fences, how does Troy die?
    cancer
    Cory kills him with a baseball bat
    suicide
    a heart attack

0.5 points

QUESTION 12

  1. In Fences, why does Rose decide to care for Raynell?
    Rose is Raynell’s birth mother
    Raynell is sick
    Cory always wanted a sister
    she decides Raynell is innocent of Troy’s sins

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QUESTION 13

  1. In Fences, why does Troy accidentally sign the papers that permitted Gabe to be sent to a mental hospital?
    he couldn’t read the papers
    he thought he was signing a baseball contract
    he was angry with Gabe for moving out
    he was tired of paying Gabe’s bail

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QUESTION 14

  1. In A Doll House, what does Torvald tease Nora about when she arrives home?
    her lavish spending
    her sloppy appearance
    her fighty personality
    her excessive sympathy

0.5 points

QUESTION 15

  1. In A Doll House, what leads Nora to tell Mrs. Linde that she borrowed the money?
    Mrs. Linde accuses Nora of keeping the truth from her
    Mrs. Linde says that Nora has never known hardship
    Mrs. Linde asks Nora if she can have some money
    Mrs. Linde inquires about Nora’s father’s estate

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QUESTION 16

  1. In A Doll House, why hasn’t Nora told Torvald that she borrowed the money?
    she says it’s too small an amount to worry him about
    she is on the verge of paying it back, so it seems pointless
    she believes he wouldn’t care anyway
    she thinks it would insult his pride

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QUESTION 17

  1. In A Doll House, what crime has Nora committed?
    theft
    forgery
    adultery
    blackmail

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QUESTION 18

  1. In A Doll House, how has Nora been earning the money to pay off her debt?
    stealing from Torvald’s safe when he is at work
    holding back some of the nanny’s wages
    saving her allowance and secretly working
    selling off the jewels she inherited from her mother

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QUESTION 19

  1. In A Doll House, where does Nora tell Mrs. Linde that the money for the trip to Italy came from?
    her sewing work
    Torvald’s aunt
    Dr. Rank
    her father

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QUESTION 20

  1. In A Doll House, what does Nora lie to Torvald about?
    how much the Christmas presents cost
    who is coming to dinner
    whether she ate any macaroons
    what she got him for Christmas

0.5 points