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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. From where does the Chief Operator find a pencil to write down information from Mrs. Stevenson in Act I, Part 2?

2. What is the person carrying who is with Sergeant Duffy when he takes the call from Mrs. Stevenson in Act I, Part 2?

3. When the first operator answers, what part of the stage is lit?

4. What does Mrs. Stevenson hear just as George is confirming his instructions from the 1st Man in Act I, Part 1?

5. Whose number if Mrs. Stevenson calling in Act I, Part 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What instructions is George given for the actual murder?

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

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

4. What is Mrs. Stevenson doing as the curtain rises in Act I, Part 1?

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

6. What does Mrs. Stevenson say about the call she overheard and whether it is still continuing?

7. Why is the Chief Operator not able to trace the call for Mrs. Stevenson?

8. How is the Chief Operator described and what is she wearing?

9. How is George described?

10. What does Mrs. Stevenson tell the operator when she reaches her in Act I, Part 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Language used in a play might include dialects, slang, accents, colloquial language, or something else. How would you describe the type of language used in the play and how it contributes to the story and defines characters? In what way does the language affect the plot and flow of the story?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Plays can be classified according to a few different types of genres. Based upon the storyline and how readers feel as they read, what is the genre of the play and why would that be the genre rather than something else?

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