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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. What does the 1st Man tell George about what light's will be on when George goes to the place where the 1st Man is sending him in Act I, Part 1?

3. In Act I, Part 2, what ailment does Sergeant Duffy say that he has?

4. How does the operator look around when she says she will connect Mrs. Stevenson with the Chief Operator?

5. What tone does Mrs. Stevenson use when the operator quickly says she will try to dial the number for her in Act I, Part 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 and Sergeant Duffy seem to be at cross purposes when they speak on the phone. How invested are Mrs. Stevenson and Sergeant Duffy in the conversation they are having? In what way are the two at cross purposes as they converse? How does that affect the results Mrs. Stevenson is trying to achieve?

Essay Topic 3

At first, Mrs. Stevenson is just concerned that someone is going to be murdered. What conversation does Mrs. Stevenson have that puts the idea in her head that she might be the intended victim? Has that thought crossed her mind before? What type of reasoning does Mrs Stevenson use to determine that she is going to be the victim?

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