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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 are the authors signaling in Act 2, Part 1 with Hildy's account of the jailbreak?
(a) That Hildy was at the jailbreak and witnessed it.
(b) That the truth lies with Hildy.
(c) That Hildy is helping Williams.
(d) That Hildy is lying.

2. 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.

3. According to Hildy in Act 2, Part 1, what did the psychiatrist do during Williams's examination?
(a) He angered Williams by asking certain questions.
(b) He helped Williams escape.
(c) He left Williams alone in the room.
(d) He recreated the crime.

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

5. What kind of money does Hildy tell the reporters he will be making at his new job?
(a) Less money.
(b) Good money.
(c) No money.
(d) The same money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Kruger say Williams was seen while reporting the story to his paper in Act 2, Part 1?

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

3. What is Woodenshoes being sent to get for the reporters in Act 1, Part 2?

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

5. In Act 1, Part 2, what does Mrs. Schlosser throw when the reporters finally tell her the information she needs to know?

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