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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Mrs. Stevenson do as she thinks about being alone that evening?
(a) Wrings her hands.
(b) Runs her hands through her hair.
(c) Twists her bed jacket in her fingers.
(d) Pulls on her wedding band.

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

4. What does the man offer to do who calls Mrs. Stevenson in Act I, Part 4?
(a) Call the police.
(b) Deliver the telegram.
(c) Read the message again.
(d) Call someone to be with her.

5. What operator does Mrs. Stevenson dial when making a second phone call after she receives the telegram?
(a) Business.
(b) Chief.
(c) Information.
(d) Long distance.

6. What does the lunch counter attendant bring Duffy while he is speaking to Mrs. Stevenson?
(a) Blueberry turnovers.
(b) Blueberry pie.
(c) Apple pie.
(d) Cherry turnovers.

7. What is the Third Operator like?
(a) Old and crusty.
(b) Firm.
(c) Young and sweet.
(d) No nonsense.

8. What does Mrs. Stevenson decide she is when she decides to make a second call after she heard the telegram read?
(a) Deserving.
(b) Due.
(c) Needy.
(d) Entitled.

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

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

11. What does Mrs. Stevenson want Duffy to send to her neighborhood right away?
(a) A patrol car.
(b) A radio car.
(c) A SWAT team.
(d) A motorcycle policeman.

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

13. When Mrs. Stevenson thinks about being alone that evening, what reference to time does she make and say that she cannot be alone any longer than that?
(a) Hour.
(b) A few minutes.
(c) A second.
(d) A minute.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brings Mrs. Stevenson her breakfast in the morning?

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

3. How does Mrs. Stevenson describe her maid's weight?

4. What does Mrs. Stevenson believe that Duffy will think she is?

5. What does Duffy do after Mrs. Stevenson says that the call cannot be traced if the parties are no longer talking?

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