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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Mrs. Stevenson described as she calls the operator after hearing the conversation between George and the 1st Man in Act I, Part 1?
(a) Scared.
(b) Worried.
(c) Unnerved and breathless.
(d) Frightened and frustrated.

2. What is Mrs. Stevenson's attitude when she tells Duffy that he needs to do more than check the call?
(a) Angry.
(b) High-handed.
(c) Forceful.
(d) Imperious.

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

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

5. What does George plan to use to commit the murder?
(a) Knife.
(b) Gun.
(c) Rope.
(d) Pillow.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What does Mrs. Stevenson say when Duffy tells her that if she had not heard the call she would not be worried?

3. What time does the 1st Man say that a subway train crosses the bridge in Act I, Part 1?

4. What does Mrs. Stevenson eat or drink as the play begins?

5. Whose number if Mrs. Stevenson calling in Act I, Part 1?

(see the answer key)

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