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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act 1, Part 2, what does Mrs. Schlosser throw when the reporters finally tell her the information she needs to know?
(a) Cards.
(b) A hat.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) Food.

2. At the beginning of Act 1, Part 4, who is Wilson is talking to on the phone?
(a) Hildy's fiancé.
(b) Diamond Louie.
(c) McCue.
(d) Burns.

3. Who did Williams tell he was innocent, according to Woodenshoe?
(a) His priest.
(b) Endicott.
(c) McCue.
(d) His wife.

4. In Act 1, Part 2, what do some of the reporters think Louie is lacking?
(a) A sense of humor.
(b) A job.
(c) A gun.
(d) A diamond.

5. Louie states in Act 1, Part 2 that Hildy left for what reason?
(a) An argument with Endicott.
(b) An argument with Murphy.
(c) An argument with McCue.
(d) An argument with Burns.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Hildy tell Burns it cost him to get the full story of Williams' escape?

2. Hildy is short for what name?

3. In Act 1, Part 1, what does Schwartz tell McCue is the reason that Hildy quit?

4. What does Peggy accuse Hildy of in Act 2, Part 2?

5. According to Bensinger, what won't the Sheriff change about the execution of Williams?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the other reporters illustrate when they urge the sheriff to interrogate Hildy in the beginning of Act 3, Part 2, and how does it contrast with what Hildy is doing?

2. How does Williams surprisingly reply to Mollie in Act 2, Part 4 when she offers to escape with him?

3. How does Hildy's behavior in Act 3, Part 1 contrast with the way Burns acts?

4. What joke does Hildy have at McCue's expense when the two cross paths in Act 2, Part 1?

5. Who is Jennie, and what is the contrasting way the reporters and Hildy act towards her at the end of Act 1, Part 3?

6. How does Hildy validate that he is leaving to the other reporters in Act 1, Part 3, and what is their reaction?

7. How does Hildy deal with the sheriff and what tactic does he use that the sheriff interestingly responds to in Act 1, Part 4?

8. How does Peggy react to Hildy's news in the beginning of Act 2, Part 2, and why?

9. What is the similarity of the way Burns treats both Hildy and Williams in Act 2, Part 5?

10. What is interesting about the way both the mayor and the sheriff respond to what the messenger does in Act 3, Part 3?

(see the answer keys)

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