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

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

3. What system did Mrs. Stevenson hear the call on?
(a) Boston.
(b) Detroit.
(c) New York.
(d) Chicago.

4. What number does Mrs. Stevenson want the operator to get for her at the end of Act I, Part 4?
(a) Her doctor.
(b) Henchley Hospital.
(c) Train station.
(d) Her maid's number.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brings Mrs. Stevenson her breakfast in the morning?

2. When making a second call after receiving the telegram, how does Mrs. Stevenson lift the receiver?

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

4. What does Duffy say about Second Avenue?

5. What does Mrs. Stevenson say after hearing the telegram her husband sent?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. How does Duffy suggest that Mrs. Stevenson view the matter?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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