“Sorry, Wrong Number” by Lucille Fletcher Read the drama “Sorry, Wrong Number” by Lucille Fletcher. Then, reread the lines indicated with each question below. Answer each question, citing text evidence.

1. Cast of Characters: What can you predict about the action of the play from the Operator and Information listings?

Mrs stevenson will call multiple times and multiple numbers over the course of a murderer and a number calling multiple times
2. Lines 1–15: Which descriptive details in the stage directions tell what is lit and what is in darkness onstage?

3. Lines 28–29: What ideas do you have about Mrs. Stevenson’s character based on the description in these lines?

4. Lines 80–96: What do the audience and Mrs. Stevenson learn at the same time?

5. Lines 110–125: What details in these lines describe what the audience sees onstage?

6. Lines 176–182: Which stage directions reveal how Mrs. Stevenson feels? Why might she feel that way?

7. Lines 194–200: Tell about Mrs. Stevenson’s conflict and her attempts to resolve it.

8. Lines 235–266: What ideas do you have about why rising action is a fitting term to describe what is happening in these lines?

9. Lines 289–304: What does the audience see as Mrs. Stevenson dials the phone?

10. Lines 337–349: What words show Duffy’s reaction to Mrs. Stevenson’s call? What effect does the dramatist want to create?

11. Lines 384–405: What is Mrs. Stevenson revealing to the audience as she speaks to Duffy?

12. Line 401: Use the context of surrounding words to determine the meaning of invalid. What does this word suggest about how Mrs. Stevenson perceives herself?

13. Lines 415–439: Which words show what Duffy is doing? What do his actions reveal about him?

14. Lines 487–498: What can you infer about Mrs. Stevenson that she herself doesn’t seem to realize?

15. Lines 537–539: What is the sound effect in these lines? What is its significance?

16. Lines 535, 557, 562: What does the word whimper suggest about Mrs. Stevenson?

17. Lines 567–581: Describe the new obstacle Mrs. Stevenson encounters in these lines and how she handles it.

18. Lines 656–665: What new obstacle is presented in these lines?

19. Lines 683–689: Which words convey emotion in these lines?

20. Lines 759–795: How does this dialogue build suspense?

21. Lines 821–837: How are audiences probably reacting at this point in the play?

22. Lines 850–871: Why is this the climax of the play?

23. Lines 895–898: What does George say and do at the resolution of the plot?
What is ironic about that remark and action?