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Sorry, Wrong Number- comparing the film and drama

Quiz by Emily Wilson

Grade 7
English Language Arts
Common Core

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  • Q1
    In the movie, what do we learn about the way Mr. Stevenson grew up?
    He came from a very wealthy family but had no relationship with his parents.
    His mother died when he was very young
    He always wanted to be a police officer
    He was poor and his father was an alcoholic.
    30s
  • Q2
    In the play, most of the plot unfolds between Mrs. Stevenson’s conversations on the telephone, but in the movie, most of the plot unfolds through the use of ________________.
    foreshadowing
    telephone conversations between Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson
    arguments between characters
    flashbacks
    30s
  • Q3
    In the play, Mrs. Stevenson describes herself as an invalid several times. In the movie, what do we find out from her doctor?
    We find out that Mrs. Stevenson has a mental illness, but she has no real heart problem.
    We find out that Mrs. Stevenson has had heart trouble since she was a child and that it is worse as an adult.
    We find out that she only has a short amount of time to live because of her illness.
    We find out that her heart is extremely weak which contributes to her anxious state.
    30s
  • Q4
    Which of the following characters is in the movie but not in the play?
    Duffy
    The operator
    Mrs. Stevenson
    Mrs. Stevenson’s father
    30s
  • Q5
    In the play, Duffy is distracted by __________, but in the movie, he is taking care of __________.
    another officer, a UFO
    food, a young child
    a criminal, a lot of paper work
    a radio program, an urgent telegram
    30s
  • Q6
    In the beginning of the movie, the camera focuses on a long shot of the bridge outside of Mrs. Stevenson’s window. What is the effect of this?
    It serves as foreshadowing, allowing the watcher to concentrate on the fact that Mrs. Stevenson lives near a bridge.
    It shows that the movie is set in New York.
    It serves as a flashback, allowing the watcher to remember the bridge mentioned in the play.
    It makes the bridge the central message in the movie.
    30s
    RST.6-8.6
  • Q7
    At the end of the play, Mrs. Stevenson has the operator on the line and then Duffy, but in the movie, who is she talking to before she is killed?
    Mr. Evans
    Her husband's ex-girlfriend
    Her father
    Henry
    30s

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