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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 does Duffy do when he learns a murder has not yet been committed?
(a) Motions for another officer to come in the room.
(b) Grips phone tightly.
(c) Gets up and paces.
(d) Relaxes, sighs, and takes lunch from bag.

2. What does Duffy do while Mrs. Stevenson talks and explains about the call she overheard?
(a) Pays the attendant.
(b) Does some paperwork.
(c) Twirls the cord of the phone.
(d) Doodles on a pad of paper.

3. How many murders does Duffy say are committed in the city every day?
(a) A lot.
(b) 85.
(c) Hundreds.
(d) 200.

4. What does Duffy reach for as he tells Mrs. Stevenson not to worry?
(a) Dessert.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Paper sack.
(d) Sandwich.

5. What does the man offer to do who calls Mrs. Stevenson in Act I, Part 4?
(a) Deliver the telegram.
(b) Call someone to be with her.
(c) Read the message again.
(d) Call the police.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Duffy's attitude as he listens to Mrs. Stevenson explain what she wants?

2. In Act I, Part 2, when Mrs. Stevenson is talking with the Chief Operator, how long has it been since Mrs. Stevenson heard the two men talking?

3. What is the person carrying who is with Sergeant Duffy when he takes the call from Mrs. Stevenson in Act I, Part 2?

4. How does Mrs. Stevenson respond at the beginning of Act I, Part 4, when the operator tells her her husband's number is busy?

5. From where does the Chief Operator find a pencil to write down information from Mrs. Stevenson in Act I, Part 2?

(see the answer key)

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