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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What rule do Schwartz and Murphy say that Mrs. Schlosser has broken at the beginning of Act 1, Part 2?
(a) All questions should be directed to their boss.
(b) Women are barred from the pressroom.
(c) Only people with press tags are allowed in the pressroom.
(d) A police escort is required to enter the pressroom.

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

5. As we learn in Act 1, Part 1, why is Bensinger protective of his desk?
(a) He is hiding things in the desk drawers.
(b) He recently got a new desk and phone.
(c) He doesn't like other reporters reading his files.
(d) He is obsessed with germs.

6. Who does the sheriff blame for Williams's escape in his conversation with the Mayor?
(a) The psychiatrist.
(b) Hildy.
(c) His deputy.
(d) McCue.

7. What is McCue's response to Hildy calling in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) He doesn't notice.
(b) He is angry.
(c) He is happy.
(d) He is confused.

8. What does Louie think about Hildy quitting in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) It is unfair to the paper.
(b) It is a permanent thing.
(c) It is not a permanent thing.
(d) It is not worth talking about.

9. What is the name of Hildy's paper that he is leaving?
(a) The Enquirer.
(b) The Examiner.
(c) The Chicago Inquisitor.
(d) The Chicago Times.

10. According to Hildy in Act 2, Part 1, who did Williams shoot once he got a gun?
(a) Woodenshoes.
(b) The sheriff.
(c) The psychiatrist.
(d) Another police officer.

11. Why does Williams think the Mayor and city are trying to hang him?
(a) Because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
(b) Because he did not vote for the Mayor.
(c) Because he didn't have enough money to pay a traffic ticket.
(d) Because he is a radical.

12. In Hildy's speech in Act 1, Part 3, what kind of life does he say a reporter has?
(a) An exciting life.
(b) An unpredictable life.
(c) A lousy life.
(d) A great life that he will miss.

13. Who does McCue tell his editor accidentally shot a cleaning woman?
(a) The sheriff.
(b) Woodenshoes.
(c) The sheriff's deputy.
(d) Williams.

14. What does Hildy tell Burns about the story he is giving him in Act 2, Part 1?
(a) It will be the last one.
(b) It was witnessed by a close friend.
(c) It will be the first of a series of stories on jailbreaks.
(d) It will be proven by testimonials.

15. Who is Hildy waiting for in the press room at the end of Act 2, Part 1?
(a) The sheriff.
(b) Burns.
(c) The courier.
(d) Williams.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brings Mrs. Grant, Peggy's mother, in during Act 2, Part 2?

2. Who calls looking for Hildy in Act 1, Part 1?

3. How are most of the reporters depicted in Act 1, Part 1?

4. What job does Hildy tell the reporters he is quitting the paper for?

5. Who does Hildy throw the water on at the end of Act 1, Part 3?

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