Which statement best describes the main conflict in the play?

Mrs. Stevenson has overheard a murder plot, but she can’t get anyone to do anything about it.

Mrs. Stevenson is trying to call her husband’s office, but the line is busy.

Mrs. Stevenson is expecting her husband to come home, but he has gone awayon a business trip.

Mrs. Stevenson wants to hire a nurse, but the hospital won’t send one without adoctor’s order.

Which line first suggests that Mrs. Stevenson might be the intended victim?

“That’s near a bridge. . . And we have a private patrolman on our street.”

“It was a perfectly definite murder. I heard their plans distinctly.”

“Well, it’s unnerved me dreadfully—and I’m not well.”

“Second Avenue is a very long street, ma’am."

Select the climax of "Sorry, Wrong Number" based upon the options listed.

Mrs. Stevenson realizes that someone is downstairs in her house.

Mrs. Stevenson overhears a murder plot.

Mrs. Stevenson is unable to hire a trained nurse for the night.

Mrs. Stevenson's husband sends a telegram from out of town.

What happens in the resolution?

George picks up the phone and says: "Sorry, Wrong Number."

Mrs. Stevenson picks up the phone and says: "Sorry, Wrong Number."

Mr. Stevenson picks up the phone and says: "Sorry, Wrong Number."

Sgt. Martin picks up the phone and says: "Sorry, Wrong Number."

4. What evidence supports the inference that the “client” is Mrs. Stevenson’s husband?

A He knew that the coast would be clear that night.

B He wants to be sure that the lights are out.

C He said that a knife would be okay.

D He wants to make the murder look like a robbery.

5. What is the climax of the play?

B Mrs. Stevenson hears an intruder and knows that she is the intended murder victim. She makes her final call as the murderer kills her.

A Mrs. Stevenson accidentally overhears a murder plot.

C Sergeant Martin answers Mrs. Stevenson’s final call.

D The murderer says, “Sorry, Wrong Number” and hangs up.

9. Which line FIRST suggests that Mrs. Stevenson might be the intended victim?”

C “That’s near a bridge. . . And we have a private patrolman on our street.”

A “It was a perfectly definite murder. I heard their plans distinctly.”

B “Well, it’s unnerved me dreadfully—and I’m not well.”

D “Second Avenue is a very long street, ma’am. “

When does Mrs. Stevenson realize, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that she is the intended victim?

She gets a phone call telling her she is the intended victim.

She is told so by George before he kills her. She hears the killer break in through a window.

Sorry, Wrong Number

Authored by Cindy Josselet

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7th - 12th Grade

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who wrote the story "Sorry, Wrong Number"?

Rod Serling

Ray Bradbury

Nan and Ron Adams

Lucille Fletcher

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

"Sorry, Wrong Number" contains the element of suspense. Select the best definition for the word suspense.

severe drama between people, usually girls

growing tension and excitement

a conflict

the highest climax point of a story

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is the setting of "Sorry, Wrong Number"?

Boston (at Mr. Stevenson's emergency business trip)

New York (at Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson's house)

Chicago (while the Stevenson's are visiting family)

Los Angeles (while Mrs. Stevenson is visiting her dad)

The protagonist, Mrs. Stevenson, is characterized as being an invalid. What is an invalid?

a weak person due to an illness or accident

a heroic person

a person who offers a lot of wrong answers

an item used to send mail

In the radio play, what is Mrs. Stevenson's husband's name?

Sergeant Martin Stevenson

Mr. George Stevenson

Mr. Elbert Stevenson

Mr. Ethan Stevenson

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the plot of "Sorry, Wrong Number," Mrs. Stevenson, while attempting to contact her husband, mistakenly overhears the dialogue of two people discussing . . .

A burglary plot

A murder plot

A loud radio

A bank robbery plot

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the man hired to kill the victim in this murder plot?

Mr. Stevenson

George

Duffy

Martin

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Sorry, Wrong Number

Who wrote the story "Sorry, Wrong Number"?

"Sorry, Wrong Number" contains the element of suspense. Select the best definition for the word suspense.

What is the setting of "Sorry, Wrong Number"?

The protagonist, Mrs. Stevenson, is characterized as being an invalid. What is an invalid?

In the radio play, what is Mrs. Stevenson's husband's name?

In the plot of "Sorry, Wrong Number," Mrs. Stevenson, while attempting to contact her husband, mistakenly overhears the dialogue of two people discussing . . .

What is the name of the man hired to kill the victim in this murder plot?

What time will the murder that Mrs. Stevenson overhears occur?

What sound will be used to cover the future victim's screams when she is murdered?

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