Question

Read the excerpt from part two of Trifles.

County Attorney: (as one turning from serious things to little pleasantries) Well, ladies, have you decided whether she was going to quilt it or knot it?

Mrs. Peters: We think she was going to-knot it.

County Attorney: Well, that’s interesting, I’m sure. (Seeing the birdcage.) Has the bird flown?

Mrs. Hale (putting more quilt pieces over the box): We think the-cat got it.

What idea is suggested by this excerpt?

Answer 1

Answer:

The women are going to hide what they have discovered to protect Mrs. Wright.

Explanation:

In this part of the story "Trifles", the two ladies, Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters discovers the real scenario of the murder and about the murderer. They came into the conclusion that they will not disclose this to anyone. They started to cover the birdcage with more quilts to hide the evidence from the eyes of the men. Talking about the bird, Mrs. Hale replied to the Country Attorney that the cat might have eaten it up.

Answer 2

After reading the excerpt from "Trifles" and analyzing the idea conveyed in it, we can select the following option:

c. The women are going to hide what they have discovered to protect Mrs. Wright.

What is happening in the excerpt?

At this point of the play "Trifles," the women have already discovered the motive behind a murder. Their friend, Mrs. Wright, has strangled her own husband to death after many years of a miserable life by his side.

In the excerpt, the Country Attorney talks to the women in a condescending manner. He does not believe they have the capacity to deal with or find out anything about a crime. As for the women, their reaction to his questions show that they will not reveal what they know about the murder.

With the in mind, we can choose letter C as the correct answer.

The missing answer choices for this question are the following:

Which idea is suggested by this excerpt?

a. The women are beginning to feel superior to the men because they do not think the men are capable of solving the case.

b. The women still have no idea about what really happened between Mr. and Mrs. Wright.

c. The women are going to hide what they have discovered to protect Mrs. Wright.

d. The women believe that the men should be taught a lesson in sensitivity, so they keep information from the men.

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