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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What character's actions earlier in the play are similar to Burns' actions with Bensinger in Act 3, Part 1?
(a) The mayor.
(b) Louie.
(c) Murphy.
(d) McCue.

2. Who is Hildy waiting for in the press room at the end of Act 2, Part 1?
(a) The courier.
(b) Burns.
(c) Williams.
(d) The sheriff.

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

4. Who is the mayor looking for in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) The sheriff.
(b) Hildy.
(c) McCue.
(d) Diamond Louie.

5. What does Hildy accuse Peggy of during their argument in Act 2, Part 5?
(a) Being part of the corruption.
(b) Being the last one to see Williams before the murder.
(c) Wanting him to be a loser.
(d) Wanting him to be someone else.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Grant tell Peggy and Hildy when she first arrives in Act 2, Part 2?

2. Towards the end of Act 2, Part 3, as Hildy bangs on the door, what does the mayor advise the sheriff?

3. What does Burns say he will help Mrs. Schlosser with in Act 1, Part 2?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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