Question

read the excerpt from part two of trifles. mrs. hale. its a log cabin pattern. pretty, isnt it? i wonder if she was goin to quilt or just knot it? (fo have been heard coming down the stairs. the sheriff enters, followed by hale and the county attorney. sheriff. they wonder if she was going to quilt or just knot it. (the men laugh, the women look abashe which theme is best reinforced by the excerpt? the thoughts and opinions of women were not considered noteworthy. the relationships between men and women were somewhat competitive. the daily deeds of women were quite complex and detail oriented. the dedication that women had for their communities was unmatched.

Explanation:

Mrs. Hale is discussing a quilt pattern, but the men (Sheriff, Hale, County Attorney) laugh at what she says. This shows that the men do not take the women's (Mrs. Hale's) thoughts (about the quilt - a domestic, women - related topic) seriously. It implies that the thoughts and opinions of women were not considered noteworthy. There is no indication of competitiveness between men and women in the text. The text is not about the complexity of women's daily deeds in a positive, detail - oriented way (as the men's laughter is dismissive). Also, there is no mention of women's dedication to communities.

Answer:

The thoughts and opinions of women were not considered noteworthy.