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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. What does Mrs. Stevenson do after the operator tells her the number if busy in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Slams the phone down.
(b) Clicks the receiver.
(c) Taps a pencil on her nightstand.
(d) Grits her teeth.

2. 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) Unnerved and breathless.
(b) Scared.
(c) Frightened and frustrated.
(d) Worried.

3. What word is used to describe Mrs. Stevenson?
(a) Pessimistic.
(b) Neurotic.
(c) Optimistic.
(d) Sick.

4. What part of the stage is lit as the curtain rises?
(a) Rear.
(b) Left side.
(c) Center.
(d) Right side.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What time will the private patrolman leave the neighborhood in Act I, Part 1?

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

3. What is Mrs. Stevenson's phone number?

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

5. What does Mrs. Stevenson do as she waits for the operator to connect the call at the beginning of Act I, Part 2?

(see the answer key)

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