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

2. What tone does Duffy use when he tells Mrs. Stevenson that the police will take care of the matter?
(a) Firm.
(b) Authoritative.
(c) Bored.
(d) Impatient.

3. What does Mrs. Stevenson want Duffy to send to her neighborhood right away?
(a) A motorcycle policeman.
(b) A radio car.
(c) A SWAT team.
(d) A patrol car.

4. What accent does George have when he speaks on the phone in Act I, Part 1?
(a) Scottish.
(b) Southern.
(c) Foreign.
(d) French.

5. How many murders does Duffy say are committed in the city every day?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) A lot.
(c) 200.
(d) 85.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is George standing on the stage in Act I, Part 1?

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?

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

4. Where does Mrs. Stevenson tell the operator in Act I, Part 1, that a woman is going to be murdered?

5. What sound can be heard as Mrs. Stevenson picks up the phone to call again at the end of Act I, Part III?

(see the answer key)

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