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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. What operator does Mrs. Stevenson dial when making a second phone call after she receives the telegram?
(a) Information.
(b) Long distance.
(c) Business.
(d) Chief.

2. What bridge is Mrs. Stevenson's house near?
(a) Queensboro.
(b) Manhattan.
(c) Bronx.
(d) Rikers.

3. How does Mrs. Stevenson describe her maid's weight?
(a) 275.
(b) 200 pounder.
(c) 185.
(d) 300 pounder.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many murders does Duffy say are committed in the city every day?

2. What does the lunch counter attendant bring Duffy while he is speaking to Mrs. Stevenson?

3. How does Mrs. Stevenson hang up the phone after the man who calls her in Act I, Part 4, hangs up?

4. What sound does Mrs. Stevenson make when she throw herself back against the pillows?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. How does the call end with the Western Union messenger?

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

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

6. What does Mrs. Stevenson say and do after the operator tells her that she cannot put through the calls that Mrs. Stevenson missed?

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

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

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

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

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