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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hildy finally tell Burns at the end of the play in Act 3, Part 3?
(a) That he wants the money he owes him from before.
(b) That he is leaving the newspaper for good.
(c) That he will write stories in his own way.
(d) That he staying with the newspaper for good.

2. What does the mayor offer the messenger as a bribe in Act 2, Part 3?
(a) A new job with higher pay.
(b) A new job in another city.
(c) A one time payment of five hundred dollars.
(d) A one time payment of one thousand dollars.

3. What draws Hildy back into the world of journalism in Act 2, Part 5?
(a) The money he will make.
(b) The chance to help a murderer escape.
(c) The chance to leave Peggy.
(d) The chance to make a difference.

4. What does Hildy tell the sheriff as his deputies surround Williams in Act 3, Part 2?
(a) That he should be arrested for political corruption.
(b) That Williams is armed.
(c) That Williams is harmless.
(d) That Williams knows about the affair the sheriff is having with the librarian.

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

6. Who does the sheriff pretend to be on the phone in Act 3, Part 2?
(a) The mayor.
(b) Mollie.
(c) Burns.
(d) Hildy.

7. What does Hildy admit to Peggy during their argument in Act 2, Part 5?
(a) That the other reporters were right about her.
(b) That he doesn't love her anymore.
(c) That he thinks a career as a reporter is more important than her.
(d) That he is a horrible human being.

8. 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 has, and the lack of integrity of Hildy and the sheriff.
(b) The integrity that the mayor and the sheriff have, and the lack of integrity of Hildy.
(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.

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

10. What does the sheriff order the deputies to do at the end of Act 3, Part 2?
(a) Remove Burns.
(b) Remove Hildy.
(c) Shoot Hildy.
(d) Shoot Williams.

11. How much money does Louie agree to give Hildy for an IOU?
(a) Two hundred dollars.
(b) One hundred dollars.
(c) One hundred and fifty dollars.
(d) Two hundred and fifty dollars.

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

13. What does Hildy warn Burns about the other reporters in Act 3, Part 1?
(a) That they are trying to get Williams killed.
(b) That they know the truth about Williams.
(c) That they are trying to get Burns arrested.
(d) That they will be back soon.

14. What is the mayor's response to the sheriff's statement about how many new deputies he has?
(a) He is pleased.
(b) He fires the sheriff.
(c) He doesn't believe the sheriff.
(d) He ignores it.

15. What does Burns keep asking Hildy at the beginning of Act 2, Part 5?
(a) Where the other reporters are.
(b) Where the sheriff is.
(c) Where Williams is.
(d) Where Mollie is.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the signal that Williams is safe, according to Burns at the beginning of Act 3, Part 1?

2. How many wives treated Burns badly, as he reveals in Act 3, Part 1?

3. What does the mayor order after hearing the messenger tell the truth in Act 3, Part 3?

4. What does Mollie grab to defend herself with towards the end of Act 2, Part 4?

5. What is Hildy trying to do as Williams falls from the window?

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