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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does the private patrolman go when the leaves the neighborhood in Act I, Part 1?
(a) Bar.
(b) Restaurant.
(c) Drive-in.
(d) Diner.

3. What is Mrs. Stevenson wearing?
(a) Bathrobe.
(b) Sweatsuit.
(c) Bed jacket.
(d) Nightgown.

4. What is Mrs. Stevenson's husband's name?
(a) Elbert.
(b) Albert.
(c) Donald.
(d) Robert.

5. What does Mrs. Stevenson eat or drink as the play begins?
(a) Apple slice.
(b) Pill.
(c) Tea.
(d) Coffee.

6. How does Mrs. Stevenson end the call with the Chief Operator?
(a) Yells at the operator.
(b) Slams the receiver.
(c) Berates the operator.
(d) Throws the phone.

7. Why does Mrs. Stevenson say that the operator has the trace the call in Act I, Part 2?
(a) Because Mrs. Stevenson wants her to.
(b) Because it is her job.
(c) Because she needs to get it right.
(d) It is her civic duty.

8. What does the 1st Man tell George about what light's will be on when George goes to the place where the 1st Man is sending him in Act I, Part 1?
(a) Only a kitchen light will be on.
(b) A light overlooking the backyard will be on.
(c) Only one light will be visible from the street.
(d) There will only be light from a fireplace.

9. When Mrs. Stevenson reaches the operator in Act I, Part 1, how long has she been dialing Murray Hill?
(a) 1/2 an hour.
(b) 1/4 hour.
(c) 3/4 of an hour.
(d) An hour.

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

11. Who is with Sergeant Duffy in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) A young woman.
(b) A young man.
(c) A secretary.
(d) The Chief.

12. Where is the heavy-set man speaking on the phone in Act I, Part 1?
(a) In his living room.
(b) In a kitchen.
(c) Standing against a wall.
(d) At a desk.

13. How is Mrs. Stevenson described as she calls the operator after hearing the conversation between George and the 1st Man in Act I, Part 1?
(a) Scared.
(b) Worried.
(c) Frightened and frustrated.
(d) Unnerved and breathless.

14. Where is George speaking on the phone in Act I, Part 1?
(a) Phone booth.
(b) Office.
(c) Gas station.
(d) Library.

15. What does George plan to use to commit the murder?
(a) Gun.
(b) Rope.
(c) Knife.
(d) Pillow.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times does the phone ring when Operator 1 dials the number in Act I, Part 1?

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

3. When the first operator answers, what part of the stage is lit?

4. What type of furnishings are in Mrs. Stevenson's bedroom?

5. What does Mrs. Stevenson do as she waits for the operator to connect the call at the beginning of Act I, Part 2?

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