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The Desperate Hours | Quiz

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The Desperate Hours | Quiz

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1)

What does Eleanor beg of Dan? (from Act 2)

To try to get the children out of the house.
To escape and go get the police.
To talk to Griffin about keeping Cindy safe.
Not to do anything risky.
2)

How does Griffin feel after confronted by Dan? (from Act 3)

Afraid.
He has lost all will to live.
Angry.
Happy.
3)

Who tells Bard that hitting Griffin is inappropriate behavior? (from Act 2)

Carson.
A CIA agent.
Winston.
Bard's supervisor.
4)

How does Griffin exit his hideout? (from Act 2)

With his hands on his hips.
With his one hand inside his jacket.
With his hands behind his back.
With his hands in the air.
5)

Who jumps on the back of Mr. Patterson's truck? (from Act 2)

Ralphie.
Griffin.
Robish.
Dan.
6)

Why does Dan put on an act when he arrives home? (from Act 2)

So Ralphie will laugh.
So Ralphie's teacher will leave.
To confuse the criminals.
So his wife will understand their secret code.
7)

What does Dan order Griffin to do? (from Act 3)

To lay down on the floor.
To sit on the stairs so he can tie him up.
To put his hands up and walk out the front door.
To get out of his house.
8)

How does Bard feel after the incident? (from Act 3)

Elated.
Angry at Dan.
Disgusted with the human race.
Puzzled by Bard.
9)

What dismays Ralphie's teacher? (from Act 2)

That Ralphie gets angry when his teacher points out that he is late.
That Ralphie refuses to write the sentence 100 times.
That Ralphie faints when his teacher asks him if he's alright.
Ralphie's home's disorder and the liquor bottle on the sofa.
10)

What does Bard wish he had done to Griffin? (from Act 2)

Pistol whipped him.
Killed him in the groin.
Kill him.
Maim him.
11)

What alerts the authorities to the fugitives' location? (from Act 3)

The homing device on Dan's car.
Hank's confession.
Mr. Patterson's note to that effect.
The discovery of Dan's gun on Hank.
12)

Why is Dan outraged? (from Act 2)

That his family will have to endure this nightmare for an extended period of time.
That Eleanor has a bruise over one eye.
That Griffin plans to take Cindy with them.
That Ralphie was not allowed any lunch.
13)

What does the person want? (from Act 2)

To ask about any suspicious people in the neighborhood.
A check for garbage collection.
To see if Dan is home.
To sell a vacuum cleaner.
14)

What is Ralphie doing? (from Act 3)

Backing into his room.
Hiding under his bed.
Running out the back door.
Climbing out the back window.
15)

What is on Griffin's face as he exits his hideout? (from Act 2)

A temporary tattoo.
A beard.
A ski mask.
An evil grin.
16)

What does Griffin think about Robish's paranoia? (from Act 3)

That it is unfounded and they will soon be on their way to Helen and Hank, who should be waiting in Louisville.
That Robish brought it down on himself by killing Patterson.
That Robish has always thought others were out to get him.
Robish is probably right.
17)

What does Dan do? (from Act 3)

Shoves Robish out the door and closes and locks the front door.
Calls the police on the phone.
Shoots Robish in the back.
Runs upstairs to kill Griffin.
18)

What does Carson call and tell Bard? (from Act 2)

That Dan is ready to confess.
That Hank robbed a bank.
That Hank has been shot and killed trying to steal a car with a gun registered to Dan Hilliard.
That Robish shoots and kills a bank teller.
19)

With what information does Dan taunt Griffin? (from Act 3)

That Bard is still alive.
That Hank is dead.
That Helen has been captured.
That he is not a real man.
20)

What does Carson say about Griffin? (from Act 3)

He was a good boy led astray.
He asked for his fate.
He was dying of illness anyway.
He should have been hung years ago.
21)

What does Ralphie's teacher do about Ralphie? (from Act 2)

Asks him if he feels alright.
Reprimands him for being tardy.
Has him write 100 times "I must write with better penmanship."
Goes to visit the Hilliard's home.
22)

Who do the police see leaving the Hilliard house? (from Act 3)

Dan and Cindy.
Ralphie.
Robish.
Chuck.
23)

When will the money be available? (from Act 2)

It's not coming.
A couple hours.
In the morning.
A week or so.
24)

What does Chuck manage to do while the convicts are arguing? (from Act 3)

Get away from the house after looking in the back windows.
Radio the cops that he's going in.
Crawl to the house and let himself in.
Chuck is in jail after being mistakenly picked up by the police.
25)

Where does Griffin plan to see his girlfriend? (from Act 2)

Louisville.
Indianopolis.
Terre Haute.
Pittsburgh.
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