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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Hildy say owns the company he will be working for?
(a) His girlfriend's father.
(b) His girlfriend's brother.
(c) His girlfriend's cousin.
(d) His girlfriend's uncle.

3. Why does Peggy ask for the money from Hildy in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) She knows he doesn't have it.
(b) She doesn't believe Hildy's story.
(c) She needs to pay the cab fare.
(d) So she can take care of it.

4. What best describes Hildy's state of mind at the end of Act 2, Part1?
(a) Confused.
(b) Conflicted.
(c) Obsessed.
(d) Irrational.

5. What is Endicott's version of how Williams escaped?
(a) A tear gas bomb exploded, causing enough of a commotion for him to escape.
(b) He overpowered the psychiatrist with a gun and ran into the street.
(c) He bribed a police officer.
(d) He had an accomplice who helped him escape.

6. What are the authors signaling in Act 2, Part 1 with Hildy's account of the jailbreak?
(a) That Hildy is lying.
(b) That Hildy was at the jailbreak and witnessed it.
(c) That the truth lies with Hildy.
(d) That Hildy is helping Williams.

7. What is the predator called in the story McCue is working on towards the end of Act 1, Part 1?
(a) The Electric Bandit.
(b) The Electric Murderer.
(c) The Electric Thief.
(d) The Electric Killer.

8. Hildy is short for what name?
(a) Hildebrook.
(b) Hildenborough.
(c) Hildeman.
(d) Hildebrand.

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

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

11. 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.

12. Who does Hildy throw the water on at the end of Act 1, Part 3?
(a) The reporters.
(b) Murphy.
(c) Burns.
(d) The guards.

13. Who was unnoticed by Hildy until he turns to leave at the end of Act 2, Part 1?
(a) Jennie.
(b) Mrs. Schlosser.
(c) Mollie.
(d) Peggy.

14. When does Mollie say she saw Williams in Act 1, Part 4?
(a) One hour before the shooting.
(b) Two days before the shooting.
(c) The day before the shooting.
(d) Three hours before the shooting.

15. What kind of money does Hildy tell the reporters he will be making at his new job?
(a) Good money.
(b) The same money.
(c) Less money.
(d) No money.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What group does Bensinger tell his paper will cause an uprising after the execution?

3. What is Kruger, the reporter, doing at the beginning of Act 1, Part 1?

4. What does Louie inform the reporters his new job title is in Act 1, Part 2?

5. What is Woodenshoes wondering at the beginning of Act 2, Part 1?

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