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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 sound does Mrs. Stevenson make when she throw herself back against the pillows?
(a) A moan.
(b) Soft cry.
(c) A whimper.
(d) A sob.
2. What does Duffy begin to do as Mrs. Stevenson says that she heard the plans of the men distinctly?
(a) Look out the window.
(b) Walk around his desk.
(c) Eat his dessert.
(d) Eat his sandwich.
3. After listening to the telegram and trying to have the operator reach her husband's office, what does Mrs. Stevenson do?
(a) Sobs pityingly to herself.
(b) Grabs a handkerchief and wipes away tears.
(c) Whimpers.
(d) Sniffles.
4. What does Mrs. Stevenson say mechanically to the phone after the man who calls her in Act I, Part 4, hangs up?
(a) Good night.
(b) Thank you.
(c) No.
(d) Yes.
5. What does Duffy do when he learns a murder has not yet been committed?
(a) Grips phone tightly.
(b) Motions for another officer to come in the room.
(c) Gets up and paces.
(d) Relaxes, sighs, and takes lunch from bag.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the man offer to do who calls Mrs. Stevenson in Act I, Part 4?
2. What does Mrs. Stevenson say that her husband thinks about her?
3. What is the prefix for Mrs. Stevenson's phone number?
4. What is Mrs. Stevenson's attitude when she tells Duffy that he needs to do more than check the call?
5. What does Mrs. Stevenson believe that Duffy will think she is?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Mrs. Stevenson say when the phone rings again after she has been speaking with the Third Operator?
2. What does Mrs. Stevenson say about her maid?
3. What does Mrs. Stevenson tell Duffy about her situation after he takes her name and address?
4. What does Mrs. Stevenson say to the Chief Operator right before she hangs up in Act I, Part 3?
5. Who calls Mrs. Stevenson after she finishes speaking with the Third Operator?
6. Why does the operator tell Mrs. Stevenson that she cannot put through the missed calls Mrs. Stevenson received?
7. 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?
8. After speaking with Western Union, what sound can be heard outside and what does Mrs. Stevenson do?
9. Who is the telegram from that Mrs. Stevenson receives, and what does it say?
10. What does Mrs. Stevenson to do after trying her husband's office number again at the end of Act I, Part 4?
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