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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the operator look around when she says she will connect Mrs. Stevenson with the Chief Operator?
(a) Tiredly.
(b) Wearily.
(c) Angrily.
(d) Frustrated.

2. 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) Run the police department.
(c) Actress.
(d) Police records keeper.

3. What type of furnishings are in Mrs. Stevenson's bedroom?
(a) Expensive and fussy.
(b) French provincial.
(c) Oak and maple.
(d) Masculine and massive.

4. When Mrs. Stevenson reaches the operator in Act I, Part 1, how long has she been dialing Murray Hill?
(a) 1/4 hour.
(b) 1/2 an hour.
(c) An hour.
(d) 3/4 of an hour.

5. What tone does Mrs. Stevenson use with the operator after she tells her the number is busy in Act I, Part 2?
(a) Sarcasm.
(b) Frustration.
(c) Disgust.
(d) Anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the Chief Operator?

2. Where is the place located that the private patrolman goes when he leaves the neighborhood in Act I, Part 1?

3. 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?

4. What tone does Mrs. Stevenson use when she demands that the operator trace the call she just heard?

5. What is the heavy-set man wearing as he speaks on the phone in Act I, Part 1?

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