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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. What word does Mrs. Stevenson use to describe the fact that the Chief Operator will not trace the call?

2. What does Mrs. Stevenson eat or drink as the play begins?

3. How many times does the phone ring before someone at the Police Department picks it up in Act 1, Part 2?

4. What is the job of the person who is with Sergeant Duffy when he takes the call from Mrs. Stevenson in Act 1, Part 2?

5. What does Mrs. Stevenson do as she considers what she just heard on the phone between George and the 1st Man in Act I, Part 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is George to do after killing the woman?

3. How does Mrs. Stevenson react when the operator says she will dial Murray Hill 4-0098?

4. Why is George to wait until 11:15 to kill the woman?

5. What does Mrs. Stevenson say about the call she overheard and whether it is still continuing?

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

7. What reason does Mrs. Stevenson give the Chief Operator for wanting the call traced.

8. How is the Chief Operator described and what is she wearing?

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

10. What instructions is George given for the actual murder?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At first, Mrs. Stevenson is just concerned that someone is going to be murdered. What conversation does Mrs. Stevenson have that puts the idea in her head that she might be the intended victim? Has that thought crossed her mind before? What type of reasoning does Mrs Stevenson use to determine that she is going to be the victim?

Essay Topic 2

The play is set up on a stage with different settings. Characters are relegated to small sections of the stage. In what way are the settings a backdrop for the play? In what way do the settings provide insight into characters, especially Mrs. Stevenson? What roles do the settings have in the play?

Essay Topic 3

Mrs. Stevenson lets people know exactly how she feels, and she does not hesitate to mention if someone is not doing a good job. How does Mrs. Stevenson vent her emotions? How does the way that Mrs. Stevenson vents her emotions affect the way that people treat her? How does the way the she uses her emotions sabotage her efforts to get help?

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