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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the conversation between the woman and McCue end in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) McCue is frustrated and hangs up.
(b) One of the other reporters pulls the phone out of the wall.
(c) The connection is broken.
(d) She is upset and hangs up.

2. What is Woodenshoes being sent to get for the reporters in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Hamburgers.
(b) A pizza.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Donuts.

3. What does Hildy promise to his girlfriend before hanging up the phone in Act 1, Part 4?
(a) To meet her at the party.
(b) To meet her at the hanging.
(c) To meet her at her father's house.
(d) To meet her at the train station.

4. As we learn in Act 1, Part 1, why is Bensinger protective of his desk?
(a) He recently got a new desk and phone.
(b) He doesn't like other reporters reading his files.
(c) He is hiding things in the desk drawers.
(d) He is obsessed with germs.

5. What are the reporters talking about attending in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) A business dinner.
(b) A court trial.
(c) A press conference.
(d) A hanging.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hildy do when Burns calls in Act 1, Part 4?

2. What is McCue's response to Hildy calling in Act 1, Part 2?

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

4. Who did Williams tell he was innocent, according to Woodenshoe?

5. What does Louie inform the reporters his new job title is in Act 1, Part 2?

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