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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I, Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Duffy's attitude as he listens to Mrs. Stevenson explain what she wants?
(a) Not too impressed.
(b) Frustrated.
(c) Bored.
(d) Exasperated.

2. What is the heavy-set man wearing as he speaks on the phone in Act I, Part 1?
(a) Overcoat.
(b) Jacket.
(c) Hat.
(d) Suit jacket.

3. What does Duffy do after Mrs. Stevenson hangs up?
(a) Leaves the office.
(b) Eats his pie.
(c) Starts issuing bulletins.
(d) Arranges for more patrol cars in suspicious neighborhoods.

4. What tone does Mrs. Stevenson use when she demands that the operator trace the call she just heard?
(a) Demanding.
(b) Imperious.
(c) Forceful.
(d) Bossy.

5. What is the job of the person who is with Sergeant Duffy when he takes the call from Mrs. Stevenson in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Delivery boy.
(b) Police records keeper.
(c) Actress.
(d) Run the police department.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Stevenson think the police should do?

2. What accent does George have when he speaks on the phone in Act I, Part 1?

3. What sound does Mrs. Stevenson make after she is told her husband's number is busy?

4. What can be heard as the play begins?

5. What type of voice does the man have who calls Mrs. Stevenson in Act I, Part 4?

(see the answer key)

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