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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Burns say about Mrs. Grant to discredit her story in Act 3, Part 2?
(a) That she is drunk.
(b) That she is blackmailing him.
(c) That she is an angry ex mother-in-law.
(d) That she is senile.

2. What does Hildy accuse Peggy of during their argument in Act 2, Part 5?
(a) Being part of the corruption.
(b) Wanting him to be someone else.
(c) Wanting him to be a loser.
(d) Being the last one to see Williams before the murder.

3. Where does Hildy drag Williams to after he collapses in Act 2, Part 4?
(a) The bathroom.
(b) The hallway.
(c) Outside.
(d) The other office.

4. How many wives treated Burns badly, as he reveals in Act 3, Part 1?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) None.

5. What are the reporters doing as they phone in their stories in Act 3, Part 3?
(a) Making up details.
(b) Asking for raises.
(c) Trying to impress Burns so he will hire them.
(d) Stealing Hildy's reporting.

6. The purpose of Act 2, Part 3 is to illustrate what major difference in the characters of Hildy, the mayor, and the sheriff?
(a) The integrity that the mayor and the sheriff have, and the lack of integrity of Hildy.
(b) The integrity that the mayor has, and the lack of integrity of Hildy and the sheriff.
(c) The integrity that Hildy has, and the lack of integrity of the mayor and the sheriff.
(d) The integrity that Hildy and the mayor have, and the lack of integrity of the sheriff.

7. Where does Woodenshoes tell Hildy that Williams is likely to be in Act 2, Part 4?
(a) On a bus.
(b) At the gallows.
(c) At Mollie's.
(d) On a train.

8. What are the reporters urging the Sheriff to do in Act 3, Part 2?
(a) Shoot Hildy.
(b) Find Mrs. Grant.
(c) Shoot Burns.
(d) Question Hildy.

9. Who does the sheriff accuse Hildy of conspiring with to hide Williams at the beginning of Act 3, Part 2?
(a) Louie.
(b) McCue.
(c) Peggy.
(d) Mollie.

10. How long does Burns think it will take his men to get there at the beginning of Act 3, Part 1?
(a) A half hour.
(b) Fifteen minutes.
(c) Ten minutes.
(d) An hour.

11. What is Burns planning to do with Williams in Act 2, Part 5?
(a) Transport him to the paper.
(b) Give him to Hildy.
(c) Keep him hidden at the pressroom.
(d) Turn him in.

12. What state of mind is the messenger in when he first enters in Act 3, Part 3?
(a) Drunk.
(b) Shaken.
(c) Excited.
(d) Angry.

13. Towards the end of Act 2, Part 3, as Hildy bangs on the door, what does the mayor advise the sheriff?
(a) Be calm.
(b) Go out through the back door.
(c) Don't open the door.
(d) Arrest Hildy.

14. Who does Hildy try to pass the gun to as the other reporters grab him in Act 3, Part 2?
(a) Burns.
(b) Mollie.
(c) The sheriff.
(d) Murphy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Hidly call at the end of Act 2, Part 3?

2. What does Hildy tell the sheriff as his deputies surround Williams in Act 3, Part 2?

3. What does the sheriff do after hearing the mayor's instructions in Act 3, Part 3?

4. According the mayor in Act 2, Part 3, what isn't real?

5. What does the sheriff order the deputies to do at the end of Act 3, Part 2?

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