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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hildy offer Jennie in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) Money.
(b) To help her find a new job.
(c) A donut.
(d) To help her clean.

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

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

4. As we learn in Act 1, Part 1, why is Bensinger protective of his desk?
(a) He recently got a new desk and phone.
(b) He doesn't like other reporters reading his files.
(c) He is obsessed with germs.
(d) He is hiding things in the desk drawers.

5. What are the other reporters doing in the background as McCue is talking with the woman in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Imitating him.
(b) Making crude comments.
(c) Laughing at him.
(d) Trying to get his attention.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the sheriff suggest to the reporters they can get more tickets to the hanging?

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

3. What does the sheriff say will never happen when the psychiatrist examines Williams?

4. What do the reporters rudely suggest that Mollie is in Act 1, Part 4?

5. What does Murphy say the Sheriff and Mayor will get a lot of after the execution?

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