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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 is the prefix for Mrs. Stevenson's phone number?

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

3. What sound does Mrs. Stevenson make after she is told her husband's number is busy?

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

5. How does Duffy describe the clue that Mrs. Stevenson gave him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. As Duffy tries to end the call with Mrs. Stevenson, what does she ask him to do?

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

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

6. 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?

7. What does Duffy say about murders in the city?

8. How does Mrs. Stevenson react after hearing the telegram her husband sent?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The play is very short and the timeline in the play is very abbreviated. How much time is there between when the curtain rises and falls? How does the time span affect characters, especially Mrs. Stevenson? How does time influence behavior? How does the use of time affect the plot and storyline? What might time symbolize?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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