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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 name of the Chief Operator?
(a) Mrs. Perkins.
(b) Miss Curtis.
(c) Miss WIlder.
(d) Mrs. Davidson.

2. What does Duffy do after Mrs. Stevenson says that the call cannot be traced if the parties are no longer talking?
(a) Finish his lunch.
(b) Cough slightly.
(c) Doodle on his pad.
(d) Yawn.

3. After listening to the telegram, what does Mrs. Stevenson say after the operator tells her that there is no answer at her husband's office?
(a) Surely he is still there.
(b) Elbert, how could you.
(c) He cannot be gone.
(d) He has to answer.

4. What type of voice does the man have who calls Mrs. Stevenson in Act I, Part 4?
(a) Monotone.
(b) Lively and pleasant.
(c) Dull and flat.
(d) Quick and hurried.

5. How many times does the phone ring before someone at the Police Department picks it up in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tone does Duffy use when he tells Mrs. Stevenson that the police will take care of the matter?

2. When Mrs. Stevenson reaches the operator in Act I, Part 1, how long has she been dialing Murray Hill?

3. What does Mrs. Stevenson decide she is when she decides to make a second call after she heard the telegram read?

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

5. What does Mrs. Stevenson do after the operator tells her the number if busy in Act 1, Part 2?

(see the answer key)

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