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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job does Burns offer Bensinger as a way to get him to leave in Act 3, Part 1?
(a) A weekly column.
(b) Covering sports.
(c) Writing poetry.
(d) Cleaning the offices.

2. What does the mayor tell the sheriff they will need in order to win the next election in Act 2, Part 3?
(a) Colored voters.
(b) White voters.
(c) A lower crime rate.
(d) Less hangings.

3. What does Burns convince Hildy to take at the end of Act 3, Part 3?
(a) His pen and notebook.
(b) His watch.
(c) A better job.
(d) Money.

4. What does Peggy accuse Hildy of during their argument in Act 2, Part 5?
(a) Knowing where Williams is.
(b) Not loving her.
(c) Corruption.
(d) Lying to her.

5. Where does Burns tell Louie to go at the end of Act 3, Part 1?
(a) To go and get the Mayor.
(b) To go and get the police.
(c) To go and get people to distract the police.
(d) To go and get people to move the desk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Hildy hide Williams as the other reporters are coming back in Act 2, Part 4?

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

3. What does Hildy finally tell Burns at the end of the play in Act 3, Part 3?

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

5. What is Burns planning to do with Williams in Act 2, Part 5?

(see the answer keys)

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