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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 does Hildy ask the reporters for before he leaves in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) The favor they owe him.
(b) A recommendation.
(c) A cigar.
(d) The money they owe him.

2. What does Mrs. Grant tell Peggy and Hildy when she first arrives in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) Williams has escaped from jail.
(b) The meter for the cab is running.
(c) The streets are emptying.
(d) The sheriff is looking for them.

3. What draws Hildy back into the world of journalism in Act 2, Part 5?
(a) The chance to make a difference.
(b) The chance to help a murderer escape.
(c) The money he will make.
(d) The chance to leave Peggy.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hildy explain to Peggy that he told Burns in the beginning of Act 2, Part 2?

2. What does Peggy accuse Hildy of in Act 2, Part 2?

3. What city is Hildy's train going to, according to the tickets he shows the other reporters?

4. What does Burns keep asking Hildy at the beginning of Act 2, Part 5?

5. Who does the sheriff blame for Williams's escape in his conversation with the Mayor?

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