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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. How many murders does Duffy say are committed in the city every day?
(a) A lot.
(b) Hundreds.
(c) 200.
(d) 85.

2. What does Mrs. Stevenson do after the operator tells her the number if busy in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Grits her teeth.
(b) Taps a pencil on her nightstand.
(c) Slams the phone down.
(d) Clicks the receiver.

3. What is Mrs. Stevenson's maid too lazy to do?
(a) Clean the refrigerator.
(b) Replace the flowers.
(c) Vacuum.
(d) Bring up a breakfast tray.

4. What does Mrs. Stevenson do as she thinks about being alone that evening?
(a) Pulls on her wedding band.
(b) Twists her bed jacket in her fingers.
(c) Runs her hands through her hair.
(d) Wrings her hands.

5. What time does Mr. Stevenson say in the telegram that he is leaving?
(a) 11 p.m.
(b) 9 p.m.
(c) 10:30 p.m.
(d) 10 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mrs. Stevenson have done at Henchley Hospital?

2. In Act I, Part 4, how long does Mrs. Stevenson learn that her husband has tried calling her?

3. What sound does Mrs. Stevenson make after she is told her husband's number is busy?

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

5. What sound does Mrs. Stevenson make when she throw herself back against the pillows?

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