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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. Who sends the reprieve to cancel the execution in Act 2, Part 3?
(a) The senator.
(b) The state representative.
(c) The president.
(d) The governor.

2. According to Bensiger in Act 1, Part 1, what do the other reporters use his area as?
(a) An ash tray.
(b) A bench.
(c) A gambling table.
(d) A laundry basket.

3. Where does the sheriff say his men have cornered Williams in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) A house on Fifth Street.
(b) At the bus station.
(c) Downtown.
(d) A house on Clark Street.

4. Who brings Mrs. Grant, Peggy's mother, in during Act 2, Part 2?
(a) Burns.
(b) McCue.
(c) Woodenshoes.
(d) The sheriff.

5. What does Williams tell Hildy about the gun he is holding in Act 2, Part 4?
(a) It is the murder weapon.
(b) It is empty.
(c) It is the only thing keeping him alive.
(d) It is loaded.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the woman report to McCue, the reporter, at the beginning of Act 1, Part 1?

2. In Act 2, Part 3, what does the mayor tell the sheriff almost cost them the election a couple of years ago?

3. What does Hildy joke about as McCue is leaving in Act 2, Part 1?

4. What are the reporters talking about attending in Act 1, Part 1?

5. What does Kruger report the senator has called for in Act 2, Part 2?

(see the answer key)

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