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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does the telegram state that Mrs. Stevenson's husband is going?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Providence.
(c) Boston.
(d) Hartford.

3. How does Mrs. Stevenson's husband address her in the telegram he sends?
(a) Honey.
(b) Sweetheart.
(c) Precious.
(d) Darling.

4. How does Mrs. Stevenson describe her maid's weight?
(a) 275.
(b) 300 pounder.
(c) 200 pounder.
(d) 185.

5. What is the prefix for Mrs. Stevenson's phone number?
(a) Bridgestone.
(b) Plaza.
(c) Hillside.
(d) Murray Hill.

6. What type of voice does the man have who calls Mrs. Stevenson in Act I, Part 4?
(a) Quick and hurried.
(b) Dull and flat.
(c) Monotone.
(d) Lively and pleasant.

7. What tone does Duffy use when he tells Mrs. Stevenson that the police will take care of the matter?
(a) Authoritative.
(b) Impatient.
(c) Bored.
(d) Firm.

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

9. What is Duffy's attitude as he listens to Mrs. Stevenson explain what she wants?
(a) Frustrated.
(b) Not too impressed.
(c) Bored.
(d) Exasperated.

10. In the telegram, when does Mrs. Stevenson's husband say that he will be back?
(a) Two days.
(b) Tomorrow afternoon.
(c) Tomorrow morning.
(d) Next week.

11. How does Mrs. Stevenson respond at the beginning of Act I, Part 4, when the operator tells her her husband's number is busy?
(a) Nastily.
(b) Angrily.
(c) Anxiously.
(d) Frustrated.

12. What does Mrs. Stevenson believe that Duffy will think she is?
(a) Over excited.
(b) Neurotic.
(c) Crazy.
(d) A fool.

13. Where does Duffy say there might be another house on a Second Avenue near a bridge?
(a) Queens.
(b) Staten Island.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) Brooklyn.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Stevenson call Duffy after she hangs up?

2. 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?

3. What does Mrs. Stevenson say mechanically to the phone after the man who calls her in Act I, Part 4, hangs up?

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

5. After Duffy say the police will take care of the matter, what does Mrs. Stevenson ask will be done?

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