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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I, Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Mrs. Stevenson described as she calls the operator after hearing the conversation between George and the 1st Man in Act I, Part 1?
(a) Unnerved and breathless.
(b) Frightened and frustrated.
(c) Worried.
(d) Scared.

2. What does Mrs. Stevenson do as she considers what she just heard on the phone between George and the 1st Man in Act I, Part 1?
(a) Pulls her covers over her head.
(b) Tries to get out of bed.
(c) Lies back on her pillows.
(d) Struggles to sit up.

3. After Duffy say the police will take care of the matter, what does Mrs. Stevenson ask will be done?
(a) Post someone in her heighborhood.
(b) Call her private patrolman.
(c) Issue a radio announcement.
(d) Broadcast the information all over the city.

4. Where does Mrs. Stevenson tell the operator in Act I, Part 1, that a woman is going to be murdered?
(a) In a house near a bridge.
(b) In an apartment.
(c) In a house near a river.
(d) In a car.

5. What does Duffy do after Mrs. Stevenson says that the call cannot be traced if the parties are no longer talking?
(a) Finish his lunch.
(b) Doodle on his pad.
(c) Cough slightly.
(d) Yawn.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times does the phone ring when Operator 1 dials the number in Act I, Part 1?

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

3. Where does Duffy say there might be another house on a Second Avenue near a bridge?

4. Who is with Mrs. Stevenson in the house in Act I, Part 1?

5. What type of furnishings are in Mrs. Stevenson's bedroom?

(see the answer key)

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