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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does the messenger give the mayor back the reprieve in Act 3, Part 3?
(a) He forgot why he kept it.
(b) He can't be bribed.
(c) He wants a better job.
(d) He wants more money.

3. What does Burns explain the story is really about to Hildy in Act 2, Part 5?
(a) Murder.
(b) Political corruption.
(c) Socialism.
(d) The sheriff's incompetence.

4. What does Peggy tell Hildy at the end of the play in Act 3, Part 3?
(a) That she needs the money he took before.
(b) That they missed their train.
(c) That she thinks he should stay and write for the newspaper.
(d) That she loves him just the way he is.

5. 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 knows about the affair the sheriff is having with the librarian.
(d) That Williams is harmless.

Short Answer Questions

1. After his phone conversation, what does the Sheriff do in Act 3, Part 2?

2. What does the sheriff tell the warden in Act 3, Part 3?

3. How much of a reward does the sheriff offer the deputies to kill Williams?

4. What are the reporters urging the Sheriff to do in Act 3, Part 2?

5. Who sends the reprieve to cancel the execution in Act 2, Part 3?

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