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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Mrs. Stevenson call the two men she heard on the phone when she asks the operator to trace the call in Act I, Part 1?
(a) Cutthroats.
(b) Murderers.
(c) Henchmen.
(d) Cold-blooded fiends.

3. What is Mrs. Stevenson's maiden name?
(a) Smythe.
(b) Phillips.
(c) Jones.
(d) Andrews.

4. What number is Mrs. Stevenson dialing as the play begins?
(a) 5-0041.
(b) 4-0098.
(c) 3-0067.
(d) 7-1492.

5. How does Mrs. Stevenson act when she is asked to give the Chief Operator her phone number in Act I, Part 2?
(a) Irritated.
(b) Annoyed.
(c) Disgusted.
(d) Angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tone does Mrs. Stevenson use when the operator quickly says she will try to dial the number for her in Act I, Part 2?

2. What does Mrs. Stevenson look at as she gives the Chief Operator her phone number in Act I, Part 2?

3. Why does the Chief Operator tell Mrs. Stevenson that she cannot trace the number?

4. What part of the stage is lit as the curtain rises?

5. What line does the operator want the Chief Operator to pick up in Act I, Part 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mrs. Stevenson respond when George and the 1st Man begin talking in Act I, Part 1?

2. How is the Chief Operator described and what is she wearing?

3. What instructions does the 1st Man give George about lights at the house?

4. What reason does Mrs. Stevenson give the Chief Operator for wanting the call traced.

5. How does Mrs. Stevenson react when the operator says she will dial Murray Hill 4-0098?

6. What does the operator tell the Chief Operator is the problem?

7. Why is the Chief Operator not able to trace the call for Mrs. Stevenson?

8. What does Mrs. Stevenson tell the operator when she reaches her in Act I, Part 1?

9. What instructions is George given for the actual murder?

10. What does Mrs. Stevenson say as the operator tries the number in Act I, Part 1?

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