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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. How are most of the reporters depicted in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Lazy and impatient.
(b) Lazy and passive.
(c) Lazy and quiet.
(d) Lazy and confused.

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

3. Where does Burns tell Louie to go at the end of Act 3, Part 1?
(a) To go and get people to move the desk.
(b) To go and get the Mayor.
(c) To go and get people to distract the police.
(d) To go and get the police.

4. How long does Burns think it will take his men to get there at the beginning of Act 3, Part 1?
(a) Ten minutes.
(b) An hour.
(c) Fifteen minutes.
(d) A half hour.

5. How many wives treated Burns badly, as he reveals in Act 3, Part 1?
(a) None.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Hildy in Act 2, Part 1, what did the psychiatrist do during Williams's examination?

2. Why does Peggy ask for the money from Hildy in Act 2, Part 2?

3. What does Hildy's response to the fire show in Act 1, Part 3, that some view as contradictory to his other behavior in the play so far?

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

5. What is Endicott's version of how Williams escaped?

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