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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I, Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sound does Mrs. Stevenson make after she is told her husband's number is busy?
(a) Whimper.
(b) Small scream.
(c) Short cry.
(d) Sob.

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

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

4. How does Sergeant Duffy react when Mrs. Stevenson announces that she wishes to report a murder?
(a) Does a double-take.
(b) Waves the person in his office away.
(c) Grabs a pen and paper.
(d) Is struck silent.

5. After listening to the telegram and trying to have the operator reach her husband's office, what does Mrs. Stevenson do?
(a) Sobs pityingly to herself.
(b) Sniffles.
(c) Whimpers.
(d) Grabs a handkerchief and wipes away tears.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act I, Part 2, when Mrs. Stevenson is talking with the Chief Operator, how long has it been since Mrs. Stevenson heard the two men talking?

2. Where is George speaking on the phone in Act I, Part 1?

3. How does Mrs. Stevenson rise in her bed after hearing that her husband will not be home that evening?

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

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

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