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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. After listening to the telegram, what does Mrs. Stevenson say after the operator tells her that there is no answer at her husband's office?

2. What is Duffy's attitude as he listens to Mrs. Stevenson explain what she wants?

3. How does the Third Operator tell Mrs. Stevenson that she cannot put through the call that Mrs. Stevenson missed?

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

5. What is the name of Mrs. Stevenson's maid?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Stevenson tell Duffy about her situation after he takes her name and address?

2. How does Duffy suggest that Mrs. Stevenson view the matter?

3. What does Mrs. Stevenson to do after trying her husband's office number again at the end of Act I, Part 4?

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

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

6. Who is the telegram from that Mrs. Stevenson receives, and what does it say?

7. What does Mrs. Stevenson do after ending her call with Duffy?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are internal and external conflicts in the play. What are the main conflicts in the play? Are most of the conflicts internal or external? How are conflicts developed? How are those conflicts resolved?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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