View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Duffy reach for as he tells Mrs. Stevenson not to worry?

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

3. What is Duffy feeling as Mrs. Stevenson gives her name and address?

4. What are Mrs. Stevenson's movements like after hearing that her husband will not be home that evening?

5. What does Mrs. Stevenson think the police should do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Stevenson say about her daily schedule?

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

3. 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?

4. Why does the operator tell Mrs. Stevenson that she cannot put through the missed calls Mrs. Stevenson received?

5. What does the delivery boy tell Duffy he brought him, and why is Duffy frustrated with what the delivery boy brought?

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

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

8. What does Mrs. Stevenson say to the Chief Operator right before she hangs up in Act I, Part 3?

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

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

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

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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 936 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample