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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. What job does Hildy tell the reporters he is quitting the paper for?
(a) An accounting job.
(b) An advertising job.
(c) A job as a lawyer.
(d) A job as a police officer.

2. What technique do the playwrights use to illustrate Hildy's character in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) Definition by contrast.
(b) The metaphor referred to in his speech.
(c) The use of money to represent character.
(d) Analogy of fire.

3. Where does the sheriff say his men have cornered Williams in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) A house on Clark Street.
(b) Downtown.
(c) At the bus station.
(d) A house on Fifth Street.

4. In Hildy's speech in Act 1, Part 3, what kind of life does he say a reporter has?
(a) A great life that he will miss.
(b) A lousy life.
(c) An unpredictable life.
(d) An exciting life.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Murphy and Endicott hope to get from the mayor in Act 2, Part 2?

2. What comment do the reporters make about Hildy's appearance in Act 1, Part 3?

3. What does Kruger ask will happen as a result of Williams's escape?

4. What does the appearance of Peggy and her mother hint of for Hildy?

5. What is Peggy doing as she goes to leave in Act 2, Part 5?

(see the answer key)

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