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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the 1st Man say that the client does not want to happen to the woman in Act I, Part 1?
(a) Have her fall.
(b) Have her suffer long.
(c) Have her injured, but not die.
(d) Have her get caught in the bedclothes.

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

3. What can be heard as the play begins?
(a) Someone shouting.
(b) Children playing outside.
(c) Siren.
(d) Train.

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) An hour.
(c) 3/4 of an hour.
(d) 1/2 an hour.

5. What tone does Mrs. Stevenson use when she demands that the operator trace the call she just heard?
(a) Bossy.
(b) Demanding.
(c) Imperious.
(d) Forceful.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Where does the private patrolman go when the leaves the neighborhood in Act I, Part 1?

3. What is on the mantel in Mrs. Stevenson's room?

4. What is Mrs. Stevenson wearing?

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

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