Sorry, Wrong Number

Who wrote the story "Sorry, Wrong Number"?

• Rod Serling
• Ray Bradbury
• Nan and Ron Adams
• Lucille Fletcher

"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

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)

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

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

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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

• Sergeant Martin Stevenson

• Mr. George Stevenson

• Mr. Elbert Stevenson

• Mr. Ethan Stevenson

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

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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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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

• 2:00
• 12:22
• 11:15
• 5:30

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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

• airplane
• train
• rush hour traffic
• a vacuum cleaner

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What tool will the murderer use to kill the victim of this murder plot?

• sword
• gun
• rope
• knife

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3