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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 operator does Mrs. Stevenson dial when making a second phone call after she receives the telegram?
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. What does the lunch counter attendant bring Duffy while he is speaking to Mrs. Stevenson?
4. What does Mrs. Stevenson do when Duffy says he has other matters to attend to?
5. What does Mrs. Stevenson want Duffy to send to her neighborhood right away?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Mrs. Stevenson do after ending her call with Duffy?
2. What does Mrs. Stevenson say and do after the operator tells her that she cannot put through the calls that Mrs. Stevenson missed?
3. How does the call end with the Western Union messenger?
4. How does Duffy suggest that Mrs. Stevenson view the matter?
5. Who calls Mrs. Stevenson after she finishes speaking with the Third Operator?
6. As Duffy opens his coffee container, what does Mrs. Stevenson tell him that he should do?
7. As Duffy tries to end the call with Mrs. Stevenson, what does she ask him to do?
8. What does Mrs. Stevenson tell Duffy about her situation after he takes her name and address?
9. 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?
10. What does the delivery boy tell Duffy he brought him, and why is Duffy frustrated with what the delivery boy brought?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Mrs. Stevenson is the most developed character in the play. How do readers learn about the type of woman Mrs. Stevenson is? How is her character developed? What is learned about her character and the type of person she is?
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