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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. Where does Mrs. Stevenson tell the operator in Act I, Part 1, that a woman is going to be murdered?
(a) In a house near a bridge.
(b) In a car.
(c) In an apartment.
(d) In a house near a river.

2. Where is there a light in Mrs. Stevenson's room?
(a) Floor.
(b) Ceiling.
(c) Night table.
(d) Bookcase.

3. In Act 1, Part 2, what did Sergeant Duffy order to eat?
(a) Vegetable soup.
(b) Jelly doughnuts.
(c) Ham sandwich.
(d) Chicken salad sandwich.

4. In Act I, Part 1, when does the 1st Man say that the coast will be clear?
(a) Tomorrow night.
(b) Tonight.
(c) Afternoon.
(d) Tomorrow morning.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sergeant Duffy react when Mrs. Stevenson announces that she wishes to report a murder?

2. What does Mrs. Stevenson do as she considers what she just heard on the phone between George and the 1st Man in Act I, Part 1?

3. What does Mrs. Stevenson call Duffy after she hangs up?

4. How long ago does Mrs. Stevenson say that she heard the call about a murder?

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

(see the answer key)

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