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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word is used to describe Mrs. Stevenson?
(a) Optimistic.
(b) Neurotic.
(c) Pessimistic.
(d) Sick.

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

3. How many times does the phone ring when Operator 1 dials the number in Act I, Part 1?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

4. What word does Mrs. Stevenson use to describe the fact that the Chief Operator will not trace the call?
(a) Stupid.
(b) Inefficient.
(c) Negligent.
(d) Idiotic.

5. Where on the stage is the Second Operator seated?
(a) Center.
(b) Right.
(c) Rear.
(d) Left.

6. How does the operator look around when she says she will connect Mrs. Stevenson with the Chief Operator?
(a) Angrily.
(b) Wearily.
(c) Frustrated.
(d) Tiredly.

7. How does Mrs. Stevenson act when she is asked to give the Chief Operator her phone number in Act I, Part 2?
(a) Angry.
(b) Disgusted.
(c) Annoyed.
(d) Irritated.

8. In Act I, Part 1, when does the 1st Man say that the coast will be clear?
(a) Tomorrow morning.
(b) Tonight.
(c) Afternoon.
(d) Tomorrow night.

9. 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.

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

11. How many times does the phone ring before someone at the Police Department picks it up in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

12. What does Mrs. Stevenson accuse the operator of doing after the operator tells her that the number is busy in Act I, Part 2?
(a) Not listen.
(b) Dial correctly.
(c) Dial incorrectly.
(d) Ignoring her.

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

14. From where does the Chief Operator find a pencil to write down information from Mrs. Stevenson in Act I, Part 2?
(a) Drawer.
(b) Pencil cup holder.
(c) Desk organizer.
(d) Hair-do.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sergeant Duffy react when Mrs. Stevenson announces that she wishes to report a murder?

2. How old is the Chief Operator?

3. 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?

4. Why does Mrs. Stevenson say that the operator has the trace the call in Act I, Part 2?

5. Where is George standing on the stage in Act I, Part 1?

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