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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 tone does Duffy use when he tells Mrs. Stevenson that the police will take care of the matter?
(a) Bored.
(b) Authoritative.
(c) Impatient.
(d) Firm.

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

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

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

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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mrs. Stevenson's attitude when she tells Duffy that he needs to do more than check the call?

2. What sound does Mrs. Stevenson make after she is told her husband's number is busy?

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

4. What does Mrs. Stevenson want Duffy to send to her neighborhood right away?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Duffy say about murders in the city?

3. After speaking with Western Union, what sound can be heard outside and what does Mrs. Stevenson do?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Who is the telegram from that Mrs. Stevenson receives, and what does it say?

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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