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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 does Mrs. Stevenson do when Duffy says he has other matters to attend to?
(a) Twists her handkerchief.
(b) Begins to cry.
(c) Slams the receiver hard.
(d) Yells at Duffy.

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

3. What are Mrs. Stevenson's movements like after hearing that her husband will not be home that evening?
(a) Hesitant.
(b) Jerky.
(c) Mechanical.
(d) Frenzied.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Duffy say about Second Avenue?

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

3. What does Duffy do when he learns a murder has not yet been committed?

4. What does Mrs. Stevenson say that her husband thinks about her?

5. What number does Mrs. Stevenson want the operator to get for her at the end of Act I, Part 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Mrs. Stevenson say and do after the operator tells her that she cannot put through the calls that Mrs. Stevenson missed?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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