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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tone does Duffy use when he tells Mrs. Stevenson that the police will take care of the matter?
(a) Bored.
(b) Authoritative.
(c) Impatient.
(d) Firm.

2. What is Duffy feeling as Mrs. Stevenson gives her name and address?
(a) Exasperation.
(b) High interest.
(c) Frustration.
(d) Impatience.

3. What is Mrs. Stevenson's maid too lazy to do?
(a) Replace the flowers.
(b) Clean the refrigerator.
(c) Vacuum.
(d) Bring up a breakfast tray.

4. What does Mrs. Stevenson say that her husband thinks about her?
(a) He is crazy about her and adores her.
(b) He will do anything for her because he loves her so much.
(c) He is deeply in love with her.
(d) He is infatuated with her.

5. What sound does Mrs. Stevenson make after she is told her husband's number is busy?
(a) Short cry.
(b) Small scream.
(c) Whimper.
(d) Sob.

6. After listening to the telegram and trying to have the operator reach her husband's office, what does Mrs. Stevenson do?
(a) Whimpers.
(b) Sniffles.
(c) Sobs pityingly to herself.
(d) Grabs a handkerchief and wipes away tears.

7. How long ago does Mrs. Stevenson say that she heard the call about a murder?
(a) 6 minutes.
(b) 5 minutes.
(c) 7 minutes.
(d) 8 minutes.

8. How does Duffy describe the clue that Mrs. Stevenson gave him?
(a) Indefinite.
(b) Useless.
(c) Vague.
(d) Minute.

9. What time is it as Duffy tries to end the call with Mrs. Stevenson?
(a) About half past 10.
(b) 10:45.
(c) Nearly 11.
(d) 10:15.

10. What does Mrs. Stevenson say when Duffy tells her that if she had not heard the call she would not be worried?
(a) It is inhuman.
(b) It is terrifying.
(c) It is horrible.
(d) It is frightening.

11. When making a second call after receiving the telegram, how does Mrs. Stevenson lift the receiver?
(a) Hesitantly.
(b) With shaking hands.
(c) Nervously.
(d) With trembling fingers.

12. 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?
(a) Hour.
(b) A minute.
(c) A few minutes.
(d) A second.

13. What are Mrs. Stevenson's movements like after hearing that her husband will not be home that evening?
(a) Jerky.
(b) Frenzied.
(c) Hesitant.
(d) Mechanical.

14. Where does the man work who calls Mrs. Stevenson in Act I, Part 4?
(a) Police station.
(b) Western Union.
(c) Her husband's office.
(d) An accounting office.

15. What does Mrs. Stevenson do after hearing that her husband will not be home that evening right before she makes a call to the operator again?
(a) Grabs a pill.
(b) Bites her nails.
(c) Throws a pillow.
(d) Beats her knuckles on the bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Stevenson say after hearing the telegram her husband sent?

2. What time does Mr. Stevenson say in the telegram that he is leaving?

3. What bridge is Mrs. Stevenson's house near?

4. How does Mrs. Stevenson's husband address her in the telegram he sends?

5. What does Mrs. Stevenson say mechanically to the phone after the man who calls her in Act I, Part 4, hangs up?

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