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Name that Character!
Drama, Drama, Drama!
Vocabulary
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What does Mrs. Stevenson overhear at the beginning of the play?
A CONVERSATION BETWEEN 2 MEN PLOTTING A MURDER
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What reason does Mrs. Stevenson give the hospital for wanting a nurse to come and visit her
Nervousness, to soothe her nerves
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Which character drinks coffee, loves apple pie, and was unwilling to believe Mrs. Stevenson's story?
Police Sergeant Duffy
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What form of literature is meant to be performed for an audience and includes actors and stage directions.
DRAMA
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What is verbal irony?

This is when a character says the opposite of what they mean.

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What does Mrs. Stevenson want the operator to do?
TO TRACE THE MURDERS' CALL
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What does the Western Union telegram tell Ms. Stevenson about her husband?
Her husband is away on a business trip to Boston.
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Which character is perceives themself as helpless, sick, and entitled?
Mrs. Stevenson
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What are the written instructions (usually in italics) that inform the actors where they should be? This tells us this is a drama.

STAGE DIRECTIONS

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Mrs. Stevenson referred to herself as an _____________, because she was bedridden.

INVALID

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What words does the author use to describe Mrs. Stevenson in the first scene?
"QUERULOUS, SELF-CENTERED, AND NEUROTIC"
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How does Mrs. Stevenson finally know that someone is in the house?
SHE HEARS THE CLICK ON THE OTHER TELEPHONE DOWNSTAIRS AS SHE IS TALKING TO THE OPERATOR
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Which character helped organize the murder for the "client"?
the unnamed "1st man"
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What is the man CONFLICT of the play?
Mrs. Stevenson has overheard a murder plot, but she can’t get anyone to do anything about it
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What is situational irony?

This is when the outcome is different than what is expected.

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How did Mrs. Stevenson know her husband was not coming home that evening?

He sent a Western Union telegram.
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What is the purpose of the train at the end of the play?
SILENCE THE SOUND OF MRS. STEVENSON'S SCREAM
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What is the author's purpose for "Sorry, Wrong Number?

To entertain the reader/listener with suspense.

400

What is one way the author builds suspense (excitement or nervousness about what will happen next)? Hint: It covers up the murder. We know that someone is in the house. 


The sound of the train passing, the click of the phone, the time reminders

400

What is dramatic irony?

This is when the audience knows something the character does not.

500
What are 3 clues that tell the reader that Mrs. Stevenson is the intended victim of the murder?
She has a private patrolman on her block, she lives on second avenue, she lives near a bridge
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What are 3 clues that help readers of the play guess that Mr. Stevenson was the "client" who hired people to kill his wife?

HE KNEW DETAILS ABOUT WHAT TIME THE TRAIN WOULD PASS THE BEDROOM, KNEW THAT THE MAID WOULD BE OUT, KNEW THAT MRS. STEVENSON COULD NOT DEFEND HERSELF and WAS ALONE.

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What is a motive for Mr. Stevenson hiring George to kill Mrs. Stevenson?

The motive is that he is tired of taking care of her because she is an invalid.

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What major effect does Mrs. Stevenson's personality have on the plot?
It makes others less likely to take her seriously, no one wants to help her
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Provide an example of irony in the drama "Sorry, Wrong Number."

Dramatic- The audience knows the killer is her husband, but she does not.

Situational- You would expect a police officer to be more helpful.