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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. 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. How does Mrs. Stevenson respond at the beginning of Act I, Part 4, when the operator tells her her husband's number is busy?
(a) Anxiously.
(b) Frustrated.
(c) Nastily.
(d) Angrily.

3. What sound can be heard as Mrs. Stevenson picks up the phone to call again at the end of Act I, Part III?
(a) Door opening.
(b) Train.
(c) Door closing.
(d) Siren.

4. 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?
(a) Beats her knuckles on the bed.
(b) Grabs a pill.
(c) Throws a pillow.
(d) Bites her nails.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the Third Operator tell Mrs. Stevenson that she cannot put through the call that Mrs. Stevenson missed?

3. What does Duffy begin to do as Mrs. Stevenson says that she heard the plans of the men distinctly?

4. What sound does Mrs. Stevenson make when she throw herself back against the pillows?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Mrs. Stevenson to do after trying her husband's office number again at the end of Act I, Part 4?

4. What does Duffy tell Mrs. Stevenson when she says that the murder could take place in her neighborhood?

5. How does Mrs. Stevenson react after hearing the telegram her husband sent?

6. How is the scene described where Duffy is sitting?

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

8. What does Mrs. Stevenson do after ending her call with Duffy?

9. What does Mrs. Stevenson say to the Chief Operator right before she hangs up in Act I, Part 3?

10. As Duffy tries to end the call with Mrs. Stevenson, what does she ask him to do?

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