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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 sound can be heard as Mrs. Stevenson picks up the phone to call again at the end of Act I, Part III?

2. How does Mrs. Stevenson hang up the phone after the man who calls her in Act I, Part 4, hangs up?

3. What does Duffy do after Mrs. Stevenson hangs up?

4. After Mrs. Stevenson tells Duffy when she became sick, what does he tell her?

5. What is the man wearing who calls Mrs. Stevenson in Act I, Part 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the call end with the Western Union messenger?

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

4. What does Mrs. Stevenson say about her maid?

5. 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?

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

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

8. How does Mrs. Stevenson react after hearing the telegram her husband sent?

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

10. What does Duffy tell Mrs. Stevenson when she says that the murder could take place in her neighborhood?

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

In the novel, Mrs. Stevenson is more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main character more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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