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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. Who sends the reprieve to cancel the execution in Act 2, Part 3?
(a) The governor.
(b) The senator.
(c) The state representative.
(d) The president.

2. What do the reporters rudely suggest that Mollie is in Act 1, Part 4?
(a) A thief.
(b) A liar.
(c) A prostitute.
(d) A jealous person.

3. Who is Mrs. Schlosser looking for at the beginning of Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Endicott.
(c) The police sergeant.
(d) McCue.

4. What does Peggy accuse Hildy of in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) Wasting the money.
(b) Helping Williams escape.
(c) Not being honest with her.
(d) Not being able to resist Burns.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the sheriff say his men have cornered Williams in Act 2, Part 2?

3. What technique do the playwrights use to illustrate Hildy's character in Act 1, Part 3?

4. What group does Bensinger tell his paper will cause an uprising after the execution?

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

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