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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Peggy ask for the money from Hildy in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) She needs to pay the cab fare.
(b) She knows he doesn't have it.
(c) She doesn't believe Hildy's story.
(d) So she can take care of it.

2. What kind of money does Hildy tell the reporters he will be making at his new job?
(a) The same money.
(b) Good money.
(c) Less money.
(d) No money.

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

4. What does Kruger report the senator has called for in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) A more thorough investigation of the murder.
(b) Military intervention.
(c) A new trial.
(d) A ban of all guns.

5. Acting on Burns' orders, who takes Mrs. Grant out in Act 2, Part 5?
(a) The courier.
(b) McCue.
(c) The sheriff.
(d) Louie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Hildy tell the reporters he is quitting the paper for?

2. In Hildy's speech in Act 1, Part 3, what kind of life does he say a reporter has?

3. What does Burns explain the story is really about to Hildy in Act 2, Part 5?

4. What technique do the playwrights use to illustrate Hildy's character in Act 1, Part 3?

5. Who brings Mrs. Grant, Peggy's mother, in during Act 2, Part 2?

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