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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hildy joke about as McCue is leaving in Act 2, Part 1?
(a) Another cleaning woman being shot.
(b) The amount of money some of the other reporters are getting for their stories.
(c) The sheriff's incompetence in allowing Williams to escape.
(d) The argument between McCue and Murphy.

2. How many men does the sheriff tell the mayor he has sworn in as new deputies in Act 2, Part 3?
(a) Three hundred.
(b) Two hundred.
(c) Four hundred.
(d) Five hundred.

3. According to Bensinger, what won't the Sheriff change about the execution of Williams?
(a) The time.
(b) The judgment.
(c) The rule banning all press.
(d) The decision to make it a public event.

4. In Act 2, Part 1, what is obvious when comparing Hildy to the other reporters?
(a) Hildy has a better editor.
(b) Hildy is getting paid more for his story.
(c) Hildy is a better reporter.
(d) Hildy is a worse reporter.

5. What causes Hildy to hang up the phone angrily in the beginning of Act 2, Part 4?
(a) He learns that Burns has not sent the money over yet.
(b) He learns that Williams may have escaped from the city.
(c) He learns that Williams may have been shot.
(d) He learns that Burns is not using his story.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hildy offer Jennie in Act 1, Part 3?

2. In Act 1, Part 2, what do some of the reporters think Louie is lacking?

3. What does Hildy promise to his girlfriend before hanging up the phone in Act 1, Part 4?

4. What city is Hildy's train going to, according to the tickets he shows the other reporters?

5. According to Hildy in Act 2, Part 1, what did the psychiatrist do during Williams's examination?

(see the answer key)

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