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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where is the heavy-set man speaking on the phone in Act I, Part 1?
(a) At a desk.
(b) Standing against a wall.
(c) In his living room.
(d) In a kitchen.

4. What tone does Mrs. Stevenson use when the operator quickly says she will try to dial the number for her in Act I, Part 2?
(a) Demanding.
(b) Sarcastic.
(c) Frustrated.
(d) Tired.

5. When the first operator answers, what part of the stage is lit?
(a) Left.
(b) Right.
(c) Front.
(d) Rear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is George speaking on the phone in Act I, Part 1?

2. In Act I, Part 1, when does the 1st Man say that the coast will be clear?

3. Where is there a light in Mrs. Stevenson's room?

4. What is Mrs. Stevenson's phone number?

5. How does Mrs. Stevenson act when she is asked to give the Chief Operator her phone number in Act I, Part 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is George to do after killing the woman?

2. What information does the Chief Operator ask Mrs. Stevenson?

3. What does Mrs. Stevenson's bedroom look like?

4. How does Ms. Stevenson respond when the operator tells her in Act I, Part 2, that the number is busy?

5. How does Mrs. Stevenson react when the operator says she will dial Murray Hill 4-0098?

6. What instructions does the 1st Man give George about lights at the house?

7. What reason does Mrs. Stevenson give the Chief Operator for wanting the call traced.

8. How is the Chief Operator described and what is she wearing?

9. How is George described?

10. What happens when the operator dials the number Mrs. Stevenson has been trying to reach in Act I, Part 1?

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