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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What number does Mrs. Stevenson want the operator to get for her at the end of Act I, Part 4?
(a) Henchley Hospital.
(b) Her doctor.
(c) Train station.
(d) Her maid's number.

2. 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 terrifying.
(b) It is inhuman.
(c) It is horrible.
(d) It is frightening.

3. What does Mrs. Stevenson say mechanically to the phone after the man who calls her in Act I, Part 4, hangs up?
(a) No.
(b) Yes.
(c) Thank you.
(d) Good night.

4. How many murders does Duffy say are committed in the city every day?
(a) A lot.
(b) Hundreds.
(c) 85.
(d) 200.

5. 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 second.
(c) A few minutes.
(d) A minute.

6. What does the man offer to do who calls Mrs. Stevenson in Act I, Part 4?
(a) Deliver the telegram.
(b) Call the police.
(c) Read the message again.
(d) Call someone to be with her.

7. What system did Mrs. Stevenson hear the call on?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Boston.
(c) New York.
(d) Detroit.

8. What is the name of Mrs. Stevenson's maid?
(a) Betty.
(b) Eloise.
(c) Peggy.
(d) Amanda.

9. In Act I, Part 4, how long does Mrs. Stevenson learn that her husband has tried calling her?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) An hour.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) About an hour and a half.

10. What does Mrs. Stevenson believe that Duffy will think she is?
(a) Neurotic.
(b) Crazy.
(c) A fool.
(d) Over excited.

11. What does Duffy do after Mrs. Stevenson hangs up?
(a) Starts issuing bulletins.
(b) Leaves the office.
(c) Arranges for more patrol cars in suspicious neighborhoods.
(d) Eats his pie.

12. What does Mrs. Stevenson decide she is when she decides to make a second call after she heard the telegram read?
(a) Deserving.
(b) Entitled.
(c) Due.
(d) Needy.

13. What is the Third Operator like?
(a) No nonsense.
(b) Young and sweet.
(c) Firm.
(d) Old and crusty.

14. Where does the telegram state that Mrs. Stevenson's husband is going?
(a) Boston.
(b) Providence.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Hartford.

15. What is Duffy's attitude as he listens to Mrs. Stevenson explain what she wants?
(a) Bored.
(b) Frustrated.
(c) Exasperated.
(d) Not too impressed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mrs. Stevenson say that her husband thinks about her?

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

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

5. What does Mrs. Stevenson do when Duffy says he has other matters to attend to?

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