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

2. What does Louie think about Hildy quitting in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) It is not a permanent thing.
(b) It is a permanent thing.
(c) It is not worth talking about.
(d) It is unfair to the paper.

3. What group does Bensinger tell his paper will cause an uprising after the execution?
(a) The town council.
(b) The chamber of commerce.
(c) The communist party.
(d) The city's socialists.

4. Why does the conversation between the woman and McCue end in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) One of the other reporters pulls the phone out of the wall.
(b) The connection is broken.
(c) She is upset and hangs up.
(d) McCue is frustrated and hangs up.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is McCue's response to Hildy calling in Act 1, Part 2?

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

3. Why do the other reporters not believe that Hildy has actually quit when they hear the news in Act 1, Part 1?

4. Who did Williams tell he was innocent, according to Woodenshoe?

5. Which one of the following is Bensinger reporting on in Act 1, Part 2?

(see the answer key)

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