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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Act I, Part 4, how long does Mrs. Stevenson learn that her husband has tried calling her?
(a) An hour.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) About an hour and a half.
(d) 45 minutes.

3. What does Duffy do while Mrs. Stevenson talks and explains about the call she overheard?
(a) Pays the attendant.
(b) Doodles on a pad of paper.
(c) Twirls the cord of the phone.
(d) Does some paperwork.

4. How does Duffy describe the clue that Mrs. Stevenson gave him?
(a) Indefinite.
(b) Useless.
(c) Vague.
(d) Minute.

5. What sound does Mrs. Stevenson make when she throw herself back against the pillows?
(a) Soft cry.
(b) A sob.
(c) A whimper.
(d) A moan.

6. What does Mrs. Stevenson do when Duffy says he has other matters to attend to?
(a) Slams the receiver hard.
(b) Twists her handkerchief.
(c) Yells at Duffy.
(d) Begins to cry.

7. What does Duffy do when he learns a murder has not yet been committed?
(a) Gets up and paces.
(b) Motions for another officer to come in the room.
(c) Relaxes, sighs, and takes lunch from bag.
(d) Grips phone tightly.

8. What does Duffy begin to do as Mrs. Stevenson says that she heard the plans of the men distinctly?
(a) Eat his sandwich.
(b) Walk around his desk.
(c) Eat his dessert.
(d) Look out the window.

9. What does Duffy say about Second Avenue?
(a) It is already well patrolled.
(b) It is a very long street.
(c) It is too busy for a murder.
(d) It is a short street.

10. What does Duffy reach for as he tells Mrs. Stevenson not to worry?
(a) Sandwich.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Paper sack.
(d) Dessert.

11. How does Mrs. Stevenson hang up the phone after the man who calls her in Act I, Part 4, hangs up?
(a) Slams the receiver.
(b) Slowly.
(c) Bangs the receiver.
(d) Quickly.

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

13. What does Mrs. Stevenson say that her husband thinks about her?
(a) He will do anything for her because he loves her so much.
(b) He is deeply in love with her.
(c) He is crazy about her and adores her.
(d) He is infatuated with her.

14. What number does Mrs. Stevenson want the operator to get for her at the end of Act I, Part 4?
(a) Her maid's number.
(b) Train station.
(c) Henchley Hospital.
(d) Her doctor.

15. What is Duffy feeling as Mrs. Stevenson gives her name and address?
(a) Impatience.
(b) Frustration.
(c) High interest.
(d) Exasperation.

Short Answer Questions

1. When making a second call after receiving the telegram, how does Mrs. Stevenson lift the receiver?

2. What is the man wearing who calls Mrs. Stevenson in Act I, Part 4?

3. When did Mrs. Stevenson become sick?

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

5. What are Mrs. Stevenson's movements like after hearing that her husband will not be home that evening?

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