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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the loud noise heard outside of the press room in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) The testing of the gallows.
(b) A police siren.
(c) A burglary alarm.
(d) A car crash.

2. What does the woman report to McCue, the reporter, at the beginning of Act 1, Part 1?
(a) A stolen car.
(b) A peeping tom.
(c) A burglary.
(d) A domestic disturbance.

3. According to Bensinger, what won't the Sheriff change about the execution of Williams?
(a) The judgment.
(b) The time.
(c) The rule banning all press.
(d) The decision to make it a public event.

4. Why do the other reporters not believe that Hildy has actually quit when they hear the news in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) They think he is making too much money to leave.
(b) They don't think he can do any other job.
(c) They don't think his boss would have let him leave.
(d) They are positive that he is happy with his job.

5. What rule do Schwartz and Murphy say that Mrs. Schlosser has broken at the beginning of Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Only people with press tags are allowed in the pressroom.
(b) Women are barred from the pressroom.
(c) All questions should be directed to their boss.
(d) A police escort is required to enter the pressroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are most of the reporters depicted in Act 1, Part 1?

2. What are the other reporters doing in the background as McCue is talking with the woman in Act 1, Part 1?

3. What does Louie think about Hildy quitting in Act 1, Part 2?

4. What are several reporters doing when the play opens in Act 1, Part 1?

5. What do the reporters tease Diamond Louie about in Act 1, Part 2?

(see the answer key)

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