View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Duffy say the police will take care of the matter, what does Mrs. Stevenson ask will be done?
(a) Post someone in her heighborhood.
(b) Issue a radio announcement.
(c) Call her private patrolman.
(d) Broadcast the information all over the city.

2. When did Mrs. Stevenson become sick?
(a) 5 years ago.
(b) 15 years ago.
(c) 12 years ago.
(d) 10 years ago.

3. 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?
(a) He cannot be gone.
(b) Elbert, how could you.
(c) He has to answer.
(d) Surely he is still there.

4. What sound does Mrs. Stevenson make after she is told her husband's number is busy?
(a) Small scream.
(b) Sob.
(c) Short cry.
(d) Whimper.

5. What is the man wearing who calls Mrs. Stevenson in Act I, Part 4?
(a) Eye-shade and shirtsleeves.
(b) Sports jacket and slacks.
(c) Suit.
(d) Ball cap and t-shirt.

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

7. When making a second call after receiving the telegram, how does Mrs. Stevenson lift the receiver?
(a) Hesitantly.
(b) Nervously.
(c) With trembling fingers.
(d) With shaking hands.

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

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

10. What does Mrs. Stevenson call Duffy after she hangs up?
(a) Idiot.
(b) Incompetent.
(c) Ignoramus.
(d) Nincompoop.

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

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

13. What does Mrs. Stevenson say mechanically to the phone after the man who calls her in Act I, Part 4, hangs up?
(a) No.
(b) Yes.
(c) Good night.
(d) Thank you.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Stevenson do after hearing that her husband will not be home that evening right before she makes a call to the operator again?

2. How does Mrs. Stevenson hang up the phone after the man who calls her in Act I, Part 4, hangs up?

3. Where does Duffy say there might be another house on a Second Avenue near a bridge?

4. Where does the man work who calls Mrs. Stevenson in Act I, Part 4?

5. How does Duffy describe the clue that Mrs. Stevenson gave him?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 449 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample