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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

4. 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.

5. Who brings Mrs. Stevenson her breakfast in the morning?
(a) The cook.
(b) Her maid.
(c) A friend.
(d) Her husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mrs. Stevenson respond at the beginning of Act I, Part 4, when the operator tells her her husband's number is busy?

2. In the telegram, when does Mrs. Stevenson's husband say that he will be back?

3. What does Mrs. Stevenson call Duffy after she hangs up?

4. What does Mrs. Stevenson decide she is when she decides to make a second call after she heard the telegram read?

5. What does Duffy do while Mrs. Stevenson talks and explains about the call she overheard?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Duffy tell Mrs. Stevenson when she says that the murder could take place in her neighborhood?

2. What does Mrs. Stevenson say to the Chief Operator right before she hangs up in Act I, Part 3?

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

4. What does Mrs. Stevenson say about her maid?

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

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

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

8. 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?

9. How is the scene described where Duffy is sitting?

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

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