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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Mayor say about the senator's position in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) It is impossible.
(b) It is a lie.
(c) It will take a week to happen.
(d) It is a good idea.

2. How much of a reward does the sheriff offer the deputies to kill Williams?
(a) Five hundred dollars.
(b) Three hundred dollars.
(c) One thousand dollars.
(d) Two hundred dollars.

3. As Hildy is introduced in Act 1, Part 3, what is a major difference between him and the other reporters?
(a) He is not as smart as they are.
(b) He is more depressed than they are.
(c) He is more optimistic than they are.
(d) He is not as confident as they are.

4. Towards the end of Act 2, Part 3, as Hildy bangs on the door, what does the mayor advise the sheriff?
(a) Be calm.
(b) Arrest Hildy.
(c) Don't open the door.
(d) Go out through the back door.

5. Who does Hildy say owns the company he will be working for?
(a) His girlfriend's cousin.
(b) His girlfriend's father.
(c) His girlfriend's uncle.
(d) His girlfriend's brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men does the sheriff tell the mayor he has sworn in as new deputies in Act 2, Part 3?

2. Why does Williams think the Mayor and city are trying to hang him?

3. What does Louie think about Hildy quitting in Act 1, Part 2?

4. In Act 1, Part 4, how often does Mollie say she saw Williams between the shooting and the trial?

5. What does Hildy's response to the fire show in Act 1, Part 3, that some view as contradictory to his other behavior in the play so far?

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