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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. When does Mollie say she saw Williams in Act 1, Part 4?
(a) One hour before the shooting.
(b) Two days before the shooting.
(c) Three hours before the shooting.
(d) The day before the shooting.

2. What does Williams' escape from jail indicate for Hildy?
(a) That he lied about the money he received.
(b) That he won't be able to leave town because of the chase.
(c) That he is still a reporter.
(d) That he helped Williams escape.

3. What are several reporters doing when the play opens in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Interviewing a suspect.
(b) Reading the newspaper.
(c) Telling jokes.
(d) Playing poker.

4. 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 people to distract the police.
(c) To go and get the police.
(d) To go and get the Mayor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells the sheriff that Hildy has quit the paper in Act 1, Part 4?

2. What pace does the play set during Act 1, Part 1, particularly where the dialogue is concerned?

3. How many wives treated Burns badly, as he reveals in Act 3, Part 1?

4. What are the authors signaling in Act 2, Part 1 with Hildy's account of the jailbreak?

5. What are the reporters talking about attending in Act 1, Part 1?

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