View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In response to the sheriff's threat, what does Hildy reveal as blackmail?
(a) The sheriff has been giving money to a waitress.
(b) The sheriff spent the night in a hotel with a librarian.
(c) The sheriff spent the night in a hotel with a waitress.
(d) The sheriff has been giving money to a librarian.

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

3. What does the appearance of Peggy and her mother hint of for Hildy?
(a) The other reporters were right.
(b) The possible positive aspects of married life.
(c) The possible negative aspects of married life.
(d) The deception he is carrying.

4. What does Mrs. Grant tell Peggy and Hildy when she first arrives in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) The meter for the cab is running.
(b) Williams has escaped from jail.
(c) The sheriff is looking for them.
(d) The streets are emptying.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hildy wonder about the fire in Act 1, Part 3?

2. Who does the sheriff blame for Williams's escape in his conversation with the Mayor?

3. What is Peggy's reaction to the missing money in Act 2, Part 2?

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

5. Who is Mrs. Schlosser looking for at the beginning of Act 1, Part 2?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 318 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample