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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 kind of money does Hildy tell the reporters he will be making at his new job?
(a) The same money.
(b) No money.
(c) Good money.
(d) Less money.

2. What rule do Schwartz and Murphy say that Mrs. Schlosser has broken at the beginning of Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Women are barred from the pressroom.
(b) All questions should be directed to their boss.
(c) Only people with press tags are allowed in the pressroom.
(d) A police escort is required to enter the pressroom.

3. What does Hildy assure his girlfriend of in Act 1, Part 4?
(a) That he will not attend the hanging.
(b) That he is collecting his final paycheck.
(c) That he is not involved with the murder.
(d) That he has handed in his resignation.

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

5. What does Hildy explain to Peggy that he told Burns in the beginning of Act 2, Part 2?
(a) That he was going to the party.
(b) That he was staying with the paper temporarily.
(c) That he was leaving the paper.
(d) That he was going to the train station.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hildy offer Jennie in Act 1, Part 3?

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

3. What does the sheriff say will never happen when the psychiatrist examines Williams?

4. Where does Hildy want Peggy and Mrs. Grant to wait for him?

5. Who brings Mrs. Grant, Peggy's mother, in during Act 2, Part 2?

(see the answer key)

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