1. How do you think the title of the play reflects the theme of the story?
2. Look up the definition of the word “trifle”
3. What period in American history was this story written? What is the significance of this?
4. Do you think that the Sheriff and the County Attorney were showing bias towards Mrs. Wright?
5. What is a party telephone?
6. What did Mrs. Wright say to Hale in regards to her husbands death?
7. Do you think that the Sheriff should have been more involved in the play?
8. What do you think is the meaning behind the quilt? Why does Mrs. Hale rip out the stitches?
9. What do you think the married live of the Wrights was like?
10. Why is the County Attorney so invested in this particular case?