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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. How does Mrs. Stevenson respond at the beginning of Act I, Part 4, when the operator tells her her husband's number is busy?
2. When Mrs. Stevenson thinks about being alone that evening, what reference to time does she make and say that she cannot be alone any longer than that?
3. When did Mrs. Stevenson become sick?
4. What is the Third Operator like?
5. What time does Mr. Stevenson say in the telegram that he is leaving?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who calls Mrs. Stevenson after she finishes speaking with the Third Operator?
2. What does Mrs. Stevenson do after ending her call with Duffy?
3. How does Mrs. Stevenson react after hearing the telegram her husband sent?
4. What does the delivery boy tell Duffy he brought him, and why is Duffy frustrated with what the delivery boy brought?
5. How does Duffy suggest that Mrs. Stevenson view the matter?
6. What does Mrs. Stevenson say about her maid?
7. Who is the telegram from that Mrs. Stevenson receives, and what does it say?
8. 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?
9. What does Mrs. Stevenson to do after trying her husband's office number again at the end of Act I, Part 4?
10. How is the scene described where Duffy is sitting?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
The play is very short and the timeline in the play is very abbreviated. How much time is there between when the curtain rises and falls? How does the time span affect characters, especially Mrs. Stevenson? How does time influence behavior? How does the use of time affect the plot and storyline? What might time symbolize?
Essay Topic 3
Anticipation of what will happen builds as the play proceeds. How does the author use suspense to build tension in the play? What is the purpose and use of suspense and how does it engage readers?
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