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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. After listening to the telegram and trying to have the operator reach her husband's office, what does Mrs. Stevenson do?
(a) Sobs pityingly to herself.
(b) Sniffles.
(c) Grabs a handkerchief and wipes away tears.
(d) Whimpers.

2. What does Duffy do after Mrs. Stevenson hangs up?
(a) Eats his pie.
(b) Leaves the office.
(c) Starts issuing bulletins.
(d) Arranges for more patrol cars in suspicious neighborhoods.

3. What time is it as Duffy tries to end the call with Mrs. Stevenson?
(a) Nearly 11.
(b) 10:45.
(c) 10:15.
(d) About half past 10.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What operator does Mrs. Stevenson dial when making a second phone call after she receives the telegram?

2. What sound can be heard as Mrs. Stevenson picks up the phone to call again at the end of Act I, Part III?

3. What is the Third Operator like?

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

5. In the telegram, when does Mrs. Stevenson's husband say that he will be back?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Stevenson say when the phone rings again after she has been speaking with the Third Operator?

2. What does Mrs. Stevenson tell Duffy about her situation after he takes her name and address?

3. As Duffy opens his coffee container, what does Mrs. Stevenson tell him that he should do?

4. What does Mrs. Stevenson say about her daily schedule?

5. What does Mrs. Stevenson say about her maid?

6. At the beginning of Act I, Part 4, what does Mrs. Stevenson say and do after getting a busy signal on her husband's number again?

7. How does the call end with the Western Union messenger?

8. Why does the operator tell Mrs. Stevenson that she cannot put through the missed calls Mrs. Stevenson received?

9. Who calls Mrs. Stevenson after she finishes speaking with the Third Operator?

10. What does the delivery boy tell Duffy he brought him, and why is Duffy frustrated with what the delivery boy brought?

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