Cato National High School

Infanta, Pangasinan

ENGLISH 9
QUIZ – SORRY, WRONG NUMBER

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DIRECTION: WRITE THE LETTER OF THE BEST ANSWER O N THE ANSWER SHEET.
1. What was the name of the gentleman mentioned in the first phone call?
a. Harvey b. Bill c. George d. Albert
2. What time is the murder scheduled to occur?
a. 10:45 b. 11:00 c. 11:15 d. 12:00
3. What was Mrs. Stevenson’s phone number
a. Murray Hill 7 – 0053 c. Murray Hill 7 – 0093
b. Plaza 4 – 2295 d. Plaza 2 – 4495
4. What was the name of the police sergeant that answered Mrs. Stevenson’s call about the planned
murder?
a. Sgt. Masterson c. Sgt. Mathis
b. Sgt. Mervis d. Sgt. Martin
5. What was Mrs. Stevenson’s address?
a. 35 South Sutton Place c. 35 North Sutton Place
b. 53 North Sutton Place d. 53 South Sutton Place
6. What bridge did Mrs. Stevenson live near?
a. Queensboro Bridge c. George Washington Bridge
b. Brooklyn Bridge d. Mayfield Bridge
7. What was the name of Mrs. Stevenson’s maid?
a. Elsie b. Eloise c. Elise d. Elaine
8. What word best describes Sergeant Duffy?
a. committed b. apathetic c. angry d. intelligent
9. According to the Western Union telegram, what city did Mr. Stevenson leave for?
a. Newark b. Bangor c. Boston d. Pittsburgh
10. What is the phone number of Henchley Hospital?
a. Meridian 1 – 5808 b. Meridian 7 – 1212 c. Butterfield 7 – 0105 d. Butterfield 5 – 7105
11. What does Mrs. Stevenson overhear on the phone when trying to contact her husband?
a. Murder plot b. bank robbery c. static d. burglary
12. In what city does the play take place?
a. Boston b. New York c. Chicago d. Maine
13. Who is the suspected client behind the killing?
a. Mr. Stevenson b. Sergeant c. George d. Mrs. Stevenson
14. Which of the following do not factor into the play?
a. Romance b. mystery c. crime d. terror
15. Which of the following may be the primary motivation for Mrs. Stevenson’s killer?
a. Her neurotic and invalid state c. Her refusal to divorce his husband
b. Her profligate spending of money d. Her constant rage about politics

16. When does Mrs. Stevenson realize, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that she is the intended victim?
a. She hears the phone click
b. She is told so by George before he kills her.
c. She hears the killer break in through the window
d. She gets a phone call telling her she in the intended victim
17. What sound will muffle the scream of the intended victim, according to George’s superior?
a. Rush hour traffic b. an airfield c. train d. a vacuum cleaner
18. Which of the following is not evidence to suggest the murderer’s boss?
a. Knowledge of the location of the building.
b. Knowledge of the train schedule
c. Knowledge of Mrs. Stevenson’s eating habits
d. Knowledge of the patrolman’s activities.
19. What does Duffy call the clues Mrs. Stevenson has given him?
a. Meager b. tremendous c. exceptional d. vague
20. Why does Mrs. Stevenson not call the police upon learning of the murder plot?
a. She doesn’t have the phone number for the police.
b. She does not think of calling the police.
c. She is self-centered and wants to hear more
d. She wants to call the FBI instead.
21. What does Mrs. Stevenson lament that there is too much of while trying to report a crime?
a. Kindness b. police officers c. criminals d. red tape
22. From what malady does Mrs. Stevenson suffer?
a. Flu b. neurosis c. psychosis d. tuberculosis
23. Why can Mrs. Stevenson never get through to her husband?
a. Her husband is dead c. the line is dead
b. c. the line is busy d. the killers are listening to her on the phone
24. What does Mrs. Stevenson keep a supply on her nightstand?
a. Pills b. books c. tissues d. vodka
25. How does Mrs. Stevenson first learn that a murder has been planned?
a. She witnesses it through the rear window of her apartment.
b. The operator slips and tells her about the plan.
c. She opens her neighbor’s mail by mistake
d. She overhears it being planned on the phone.