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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is George to be sure of before he goes to the place the 1st Man is sending him in Act I, Part 1?

2. Where is George speaking on the phone in Act I, Part 1?

3. How does Mrs. Stevenson act when she is asked to give the Chief Operator her phone number in Act I, Part 2?

4. When the phone is answered in Act I, Part 1, what side of the stage is lit?

5. Who is with Sergeant Duffy in Act 1, Part 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does the Chief Operator ask Mrs. Stevenson?

2. How does the operator get the attention of the Chief Operator?

3. Under what conditions might the Chief Operator be able to trace a call?

4. How does Mrs. Stevenson respond when George and the 1st Man begin talking in Act I, Part 1?

5. What happens when the operator dials the number Mrs. Stevenson has been trying to reach in Act I, Part 1?

6. What does Mrs. Stevenson say as the operator tries the number in Act I, Part 1?

7. What does Mrs. Stevenson's bedroom look like?

8. What does the operator tell the Chief Operator is the problem?

9. What time is George to go to the house and kill the woman and why at that time?

10. What instructions does the 1st Man give George about lights at the house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Information about the various characters is revealed by Fletcher in a variety of ways. What are explicit and implicit techniques for describing characters? How does Fletcher present characters? How does the presentation of the characters affect what is known about them and their motives?

Essay Topic 2

Mrs. Stevenson is the protagonist in the play. Describe the antagonist(s) in the play and their role in creating conflict and tension.

Essay Topic 3

A play that is read depends upon not only the words of the actors, which is primary text, but also the secondary text that provides additional information about the characters and setting. Why is secondary text so important in a play that is read, rather than viewed? What do readers learn from the primary and the secondary text? How do both types of text contribute to the plot and storyline?

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