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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the main conflict in the play?
Mrs. Stevenson is trying to call her husband, but he isn't answering.
Mrs. Stevenson's husband went away on a business trip to Boston.
Mrs. Stevenson hears about a murder, but no one will help her.
The hospital will not allow Mrs. Stevenson to hire a nurse.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which element is NOT unique to play scripts?
It has dialogue
It has a plot.
It has a cast of characters.
It has stage directions
- 3. Multiple Choice
Why didn't anyone help Mrs. Stevenson in the story?
She was a frequent liar, and no one could trust her.
Women were not trusted back in 1943
They knew she was the victim and didn't want to save her.
She was rude to the people on the phone.
- 4. Multiple Choice
How does Mrs. Stevenson respond when she finds out her husband will not be home?
She is relieved
She calls the police
She bursts into tears
She begins to yell at the man who gave her the news.
- 5. Multiple Choice
How does Mrs. Stevenson feel after talking to the operators?
It soothes her panicked feelings
It resolves the main conflict of the story
It creates added frustration
It forces her to leave the house
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is the climax of the story?
Mrs. Stevenson overhears the murder plot
Mrs. Stevenson calls the police
She receives a message that her husband is not coming home
She hears George in her home and tries to escape
- 7. Multiple Choice
What can we infer from George's line "Sorry, wrong number"
the reason Mrs. Stevenson was killed
Duffy will investigate what has happened
The operator can trace the call this time
Duffy assumes nothing has happened
- 8. Multiple Choice
How would you describe Mrs. Stevenson
Selfless
Self centered
Respectful
Curious
- 9. Multiple Choice
Why wouldn't the operator trace the call?
Mrs. Stevenson was rude to her.
She didn't know how to
The call had already ended
It was impossible to trace phone calls during this era
- 10. Multiple Choice
What do we know about Mrs. Stevenson's PHYSICAL condition?
She is an invalid/sick
She is paranoid
She is married
She is stressed
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is an example of foreshadowing in the play?
The murder plot that describes where she lives.
Sergeant Duffy eating his pie.
The train sound at the beginning of the play.
The Western Union telegram.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which line first suggests that Mrs. Stevenson might be the intended victim?“It was a perfectly definite murder. I heard their plans distinctly.”“Well, it’s unnerved me dreadfully—and I’m not well.”“That’s near a bridge. . . And we have a private patrolman on our street.”“Second Avenue is a very long street, ma’am." - 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a drama?a form of literature to be acted onstagea serious conflict between charactersa sad storyA serious story. The opposite of a comedy.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe setting includes what 2 things?time + placemain characters + minor charactersplot + dramaconflict + dialogue
- 15. Multiple ChoiceCharacters having conversation with one another is calleddialoguedramaconflictplot
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat sound will cover Mrs. Stevenson's screams when she is murdered?airplanetrainrush hour traffica vacuum cleaner
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat tool does George use to kill Mrs. Stevenson?swordgunropeknife
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the man who physically killed Mrs. Stevenson?Mr. StevensonGeorgeDuffyMartin
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat time did the murder occur?2:0012:2211:155:30
- 20. Multiple ChoiceIn which city does the play take place?BostonNew YorkChicagoLos Angeles
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhere does Mr. Stevenson suddenly go away to on a business trip?HoustonLondonMaineBoston
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following themes do not factor into the play?RomanceCrimeMysteryTerror
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following may be the primary motivation for Mrs. Stevenson's killer?Her neurotic and invalid stateHer spending of money.Her refusal to divorce him
- 24. Multiple Choice
What does an operator do?
Sells phones
Takes care of animals
Answers customer phone calls
- 25. Multiple Choice
Who is the author of the story, "Sorry Wrong Number"
Lucill Fletcher
Shirley Jackson
William Shakespeare
- 26. Multiple Choice
"Sorry Wrong Number" is originally written as a
stage one-act-play
radio play
theater arts
- 27. Multiple Choice
What is the setting of "Sorry, Wrong Number"?
Boston (at the location of Mr. Stevenson's emergency business trip)
53 N. Sutton Place (the Stevenson's home in New York, near the Queensborough Bridge)
Chicago (while the Stevenson's are visiting family)
New York (in the alley near Second Ave.)
- 28. Multiple Choice
In the radio play, what is Mrs. Stevenson's husband's name?
Sergeant Duffy Stevenson
Mr. George Stevenson
Mr. Elbert Stevenson
Mr. Martin Stevenson
- 29. Multiple Choice
What number is Mrs. Stevenson attempting to call when asking for to be connected to her husband's office?
Murray Hill 4-0098
Henderson Mill 5-1287
Lake Terrace 10-5465
Second Ave. 23-8988
- 30. Multiple Choice
How long has Mrs. Stevenson been sick?
5 years
10 years
11 years
12 years
- 31. Multiple Choice
What is the name of Mrs. Stevenson's maid?
Agnes
Leona
Eloise
Henrietta
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