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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. Where does Mrs. Stevenson tell the operator in Act I, Part 1, that a woman is going to be murdered?
(a) In an apartment.
(b) In a house near a river.
(c) In a car.
(d) In a house near a bridge.

2. Where does the lunch counter attendant have a fork?
(a) On a plate.
(b) In a bag.
(c) In his pocket.
(d) In a bowl.

3. What does Mrs. Stevenson do when Duffy says he has other matters to attend to?
(a) Twists her handkerchief.
(b) Begins to cry.
(c) Yells at Duffy.
(d) Slams the receiver hard.

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

5. What system did Mrs. Stevenson hear the call on?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York.
(c) Boston.
(d) Detroit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What line does the operator want the Chief Operator to pick up in Act I, Part 2?

2. What word does Mrs. Stevenson use to describe the fact that the Chief Operator will not trace the call?

3. What does the lunch counter attendant bring Duffy while he is speaking to Mrs. Stevenson?

4. Whose number if Mrs. Stevenson calling in Act I, Part 1?

5. What does Duffy do after Mrs. Stevenson says that the call cannot be traced if the parties are no longer talking?

(see the answer key)

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