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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Mrs. Grant tell Peggy and Hildy when she first arrives in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) The meter for the cab is running.
(b) The sheriff is looking for them.
(c) The streets are emptying.
(d) Williams has escaped from jail.

3. Who tells the sheriff that Hildy has quit the paper in Act 1, Part 4?
(a) Burns.
(b) Endicott.
(c) Hildy.
(d) Murphy.

4. What does Hildy assure his girlfriend of in Act 1, Part 4?
(a) That he will not attend the hanging.
(b) That he is collecting his final paycheck.
(c) That he has handed in his resignation.
(d) That he is not involved with the murder.

5. What story is McCue investigating at the end of Act 1, Part 1?
(a) A murder.
(b) A stolen car.
(c) A missing girl.
(d) Another fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What best describes Hildy's state of mind at the end of Act 2, Part1?

2. What does Hildy do when Burns calls in Act 1, Part 4?

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

4. The purpose of Act 2, Part 3 is to illustrate what major difference in the characters of Hildy, the mayor, and the sheriff?

5. Why does Williams think the Mayor and city are trying to hang him?

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