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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 Mrs. Stevenson do as she waits for the operator to connect the call at the beginning of Act I, Part 2?
(a) Adjusts herself on her pillows and reaches for a handkerchief.
(b) Lays down.
(c) Paces on the floor.
(d) Sits up.

2. Why does the Chief Operator tell Mrs. Stevenson that she cannot trace the number?
(a) She needs to know the number of the phone booth.
(b) She needs something more official.
(c) She needs to know the number of the man at his desk.
(d) Their equipment is not working properly.

3. Where is the place located that the private patrolman goes when he leaves the neighborhood in Act I, Part 1?
(a) First Avenue.
(b) Fourth Avenue.
(c) Second Avenue.
(d) Fifth Avenue.

4. What part of the stage is lit as the curtain rises?
(a) Left side.
(b) Rear.
(c) Center.
(d) Right side.

5. What number does Mrs. Stevenson want the operator to get for her at the end of Act I, Part 4?
(a) Henchley Hospital.
(b) Train station.
(c) Her doctor.
(d) Her maid's number.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Third Operator tell Mrs. Stevenson that she cannot put through the call that Mrs. Stevenson missed?

2. What does George plan to use to commit the murder?

3. How does Mrs. Stevenson hang up the phone after the man who calls her in Act I, Part 4, hangs up?

4. What time does the 1st Man say that a subway train crosses the bridge in Act I, Part 1?

5. What is the person carrying who is with Sergeant Duffy when he takes the call from Mrs. Stevenson in Act I, Part 2?

(see the answer key)

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