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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is George standing on the stage in Act I, Part 1?

2. What does Mrs. Stevenson do as she waits for the operator to connect the call at the beginning of Act I, Part 2?

3. When the first operator answers, what part of the stage is lit?

4. How does the operator look around when she says she will connect Mrs. Stevenson with the Chief Operator?

5. Where on the stage is the Second Operator seated?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Mrs. Stevenson doing as the curtain rises in Act I, Part 1?

2. What time is George to go to the house and kill the woman and why at that time?

3. What information does the Chief Operator ask Mrs. Stevenson?

4. How does Ms. Stevenson respond when the operator tells her in Act I, Part 2, that the number is busy?

5. Why is the Chief Operator not able to trace the call for Mrs. Stevenson?

6. How does Mrs. Stevenson respond when George and the 1st Man begin talking in Act I, Part 1?

7. What happens when the operator dials the number Mrs. Stevenson has been trying to reach in Act I, Part 1?

8. What does Mrs. Stevenson tell the operator when she reaches her in Act I, Part 1?

9. How is George described?

10. What does Mrs. Stevenson say as the operator tries the number in Act I, Part 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Information about the various characters is revealed by Fletcher in a variety of ways. What are explicit and implicit techniques for describing characters? How does Fletcher present characters? How does the presentation of the characters affect what is known about them and their motives?

Essay Topic 2

Language used in a play might include dialects, slang, accents, colloquial language, or something else. How would you describe the type of language used in the play and how it contributes to the story and defines characters? In what way does the language affect the plot and flow of the story?

Essay Topic 3

In the novel, Mrs. Stevenson is more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main character more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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