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

2. What does Hildy hear as he comes into the press room in Act 2, Part 1?
(a) McCue and Murphy arguing.
(b) The phone ringing.
(c) The sheriff yelling at his deputy.
(d) Gunshots.

3. As he escorts the messenger out in Act 2, Part 3, what does the Mayor tell him to do?
(a) Join the other deputies in searching for Williams.
(b) Lay low for a while.
(c) Call the police.
(d) Get out of town.

4. What does Hildy joke about as McCue is leaving in Act 2, Part 1?
(a) The amount of money some of the other reporters are getting for their stories.
(b) The sheriff's incompetence in allowing Williams to escape.
(c) Another cleaning woman being shot.
(d) The argument between McCue and Murphy.

5. What does Peggy remind Hildy of in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) The times he has not listened to her.
(b) The times he has let her down.
(c) The times he has lied about money.
(d) The times he has lost money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Burns explain the story is really about to Hildy in Act 2, Part 5?

2. What story is McCue investigating at the end of Act 1, Part 1?

3. What character's actions earlier in the play are similar to Burns' actions with Bensinger in Act 3, Part 1?

4. Who calls looking for Hildy in Act 1, Part 1?

5. What does Hildy ask the reporters for before he leaves in Act 1, Part 3?

(see the answer key)

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