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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 does Duffy say about Second Avenue?
(a) It is a very long street.
(b) It is a short street.
(c) It is already well patrolled.
(d) It is too busy for a murder.

2. Why does Mrs. Stevenson say that the operator has the trace the call in Act I, Part 2?
(a) It is her civic duty.
(b) Because Mrs. Stevenson wants her to.
(c) Because it is her job.
(d) Because she needs to get it right.

3. What does Mrs. Stevenson do as she thinks about being alone that evening?
(a) Pulls on her wedding band.
(b) Runs her hands through her hair.
(c) Twists her bed jacket in her fingers.
(d) Wrings her hands.

4. What operator does Mrs. Stevenson dial when making a second phone call after she receives the telegram?
(a) Information.
(b) Business.
(c) Chief.
(d) Long distance.

5. How does Mrs. Stevenson act when she is asked to give the Chief Operator her phone number in Act I, Part 2?
(a) Angry.
(b) Irritated.
(c) Disgusted.
(d) Annoyed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the operator look around when she says she will connect Mrs. Stevenson with the Chief Operator?

2. What does Mrs. Stevenson look at as she gives the Chief Operator her phone number in Act I, Part 2?

3. What time will the private patrolman leave the neighborhood in Act I, Part 1?

4. Where does Duffy say there might be another house on a Second Avenue near a bridge?

5. What word is used to describe Mrs. Stevenson?

(see the answer key)

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