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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the sheriff say will never happen when the psychiatrist examines Williams?
(a) He will find that Williams is crazy.
(b) He will find that Williams is not crazy.
(c) He will declare a mistrial.
(d) He will tell everyone that Williams should not be hung.

2. What city is Hildy's train going to, according to the tickets he shows the other reporters?
(a) New York.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Cleveland.
(d) St. Louis.

3. How does the sheriff suggest to the reporters they can get more tickets to the hanging?
(a) By advertising the hanging so more people will attend.
(b) By writing about how Williams is not guilty.
(c) By publicizing what a dangerous menace Williams is.
(d) By publicizing what a tragedy the execution is.

4. The purpose of Act 2, Part 3 is to illustrate what major difference in the characters of Hildy, the mayor, and the sheriff?
(a) The integrity that the mayor has, and the lack of integrity of Hildy and the sheriff.
(b) The integrity that the mayor and the sheriff have, and the lack of integrity of Hildy.
(c) The integrity that Hildy and the mayor have, and the lack of integrity of the sheriff.
(d) The integrity that Hildy has, and the lack of integrity of the mayor and the sheriff.

5. What does Hildy ask the reporters for before he leaves in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) A recommendation.
(b) The favor they owe him.
(c) A cigar.
(d) The money they owe him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the sheriff blame for Williams's escape in his conversation with the Mayor?

2. Who tells the sheriff that Hildy has quit the paper in Act 1, Part 4?

3. What does Murphy say the Sheriff and Mayor will get a lot of after the execution?

4. In Act 1, Part 4, how often does Mollie say she saw Williams between the shooting and the trial?

5. What kind of money does Hildy tell the reporters he will be making at his new job?

(see the answer key)

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