"Sorry, Wrong Number" Test Review

Identify a dialogue below from the exposition of the play:

• "Operator? I've been dialing Murray Hill 4-0098 now...and the line is always busy."

• "Oh— hello! What number is this, please?"

• "How awful! How unspeakably—"

• "We have heard from our client. He says the coast is clear for tonight."

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

Identify the climax (highest point of tension) of the play:

• "How awful! How unspeakably—"

• "A knife will be okay. And remember—remove the rings and bracelets, and the jewelry in the bureau...[make] it look like a simple robbery."

• "Make it quick. As little blood as possible. Our client does not wish to make her suffer long."

• "At eleven fifteen a subway train crosses the bridge. It makes a noise in case her window is open and she should scream."

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

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

True or False: Mrs. Stevenson is a major character in this drama.

• False

• True

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

Select the name of the minor characters in this play:

• Mrs. Stevenson

• Operator

• the client

• Mr. Stevenson

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

Choose a quote from the play that best fits this mood: fussy

• "FIRST MAN: Where are you now?"

• "GEORGE: A knife okay, sir?"

• "MRS. STEVENSON [shocked]: Oh— hello! What number is this, please?"

• "MRS. STEVENSON [a querulous, self-centered neurotic]: Oh—dear! [Slams down receiver, dials OPERATOR.]"

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

What is the definition of peripheral?

• the edge

• the center

• the audience

• the vision

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the definition of "predicting"?

• Making an educated guess about what might happen in the future.

• Making a random guess about what might happen in the future.

• Making a decision that will affect what happens in the future.

• Making a decision that will not affect what happens in the future.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What is the definition of imperious?

• arrogant

• bossy

• urgent

• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the definition of neurotic?

• an emotionally stable person

• a carefree and brave person

• a person who worries a lot

• a person who fears a lot that it is unhealthy

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the definition of "irritation"?

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4