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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 is the heavy-set man wearing as he speaks on the phone in Act I, Part 1?
(a) Overcoat.
(b) Hat.
(c) Suit jacket.
(d) Jacket.

2. Where does Duffy say there might be another house on a Second Avenue near a bridge?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Staten Island.
(c) Queens.
(d) Brooklyn.

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

4. 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?
(a) 7 minutes.
(b) At least 5 minutes.
(c) 4 minutes.
(d) About 10 minutes.

5. What does Mrs. Stevenson call the two men she heard on the phone when she asks the operator to trace the call in Act I, Part 1?
(a) Henchmen.
(b) Murderers.
(c) Cold-blooded fiends.
(d) Cutthroats.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Stevenson do as she waits for the operator to connect the call at the beginning of Act I, Part 2?

2. What number does Mrs. Stevenson want the operator to get for her at the end of Act I, Part 4?

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

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

5. What system did Mrs. Stevenson hear the call on?

(see the answer key)

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