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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. Why does Williams think the Mayor and city are trying to hang him?
(a) Because he is a radical.
(b) Because he did not vote for the Mayor.
(c) Because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
(d) Because he didn't have enough money to pay a traffic ticket.

2. 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 is a good idea.
(d) It will take a week to happen.

3. How much money does Hildy tell the other reporters he has received as a gift?
(a) One thousand dollars.
(b) Three hundred dollars.
(c) Five hundred dollars.
(d) Two hundred dollars.

4. Who tells the sheriff that Hildy has quit the paper in Act 1, Part 4?
(a) Hildy.
(b) Burns.
(c) Endicott.
(d) Murphy.

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 police officer.
(d) A job as a lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the sheriff's reaction to the news of Hildy leaving the paper?

2. What does the mayor tell the sheriff they will need in order to win the next election in Act 2, Part 3?

3. In Act 1, Part 2, what does Mrs. Schlosser throw when the reporters finally tell her the information she needs to know?

4. What do the reporters rudely suggest that Mollie is in Act 1, Part 4?

5. What reason does Mollie give for seeing Williams before the shooting?

(see the answer key)

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