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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I, Part 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Who brings Mrs. Stevenson her breakfast in the morning?
(a) A friend.
(b) Her maid.
(c) Her husband.
(d) The cook.

3. When the phone is answered in Act I, Part 1, what side of the stage is lit?
(a) Rear.
(b) Left.
(c) Right.
(d) Front.

4. What accent does George have when he speaks on the phone in Act I, Part 1?
(a) Foreign.
(b) Southern.
(c) Scottish.
(d) French.

5. What number is Mrs. Stevenson dialing as the play begins?
(a) 5-0041.
(b) 7-1492.
(c) 3-0067.
(d) 4-0098.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In Act I, Part 2, what did Sergeant Duffy get to eat?

3. Where does Mrs. Stevenson think someone is in her house as she is speaking to the woman at Henchley Hospital?

4. What is Duffy feeling as Mrs. Stevenson gives her name and address?

5. What is the person wearing who is with Sergeant Duffy when he takes the call from Mrs. Stevenson?

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