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

2. What is on the mantel in Mrs. Stevenson's room?
(a) Painting.
(b) Clock.
(c) Lamp.
(d) Candelabra.

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

4. How old is the Chief Operator?
(a) Young.
(b) 40s.
(c) Middle-aged.
(d) 20s.

5. What does Mrs. Stevenson eat or drink as the play begins?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Tea.
(c) Apple slice.
(d) Pill.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many times does the phone ring before someone at the Police Department picks it up in Act 1, Part 2?

3. How is the Chief Operator described?

4. When the first operator answers, what part of the stage is lit?

5. What is Mrs. Stevenson's husband's name?

(see the answer key)

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