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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. Who does the sheriff blame for Williams's escape in his conversation with the Mayor?
(a) McCue.
(b) His deputy.
(c) The psychiatrist.
(d) Hildy.

2. What does Hildy accuse Peggy of during their argument in Act 2, Part 5?
(a) Being part of the corruption.
(b) Being the last one to see Williams before the murder.
(c) Wanting him to be a loser.
(d) Wanting him to be someone else.

3. Who brings Mrs. Grant, Peggy's mother, in during Act 2, Part 2?
(a) Burns.
(b) McCue.
(c) Woodenshoes.
(d) The sheriff.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Burns tell Hildy he is behaving when he protests Mrs. Grant being taken away?

4. What does Mrs. Grant say about Hildy as she is getting into the cab?

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

(see the answer key)

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