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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 reporters talking about attending in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) A court trial.
(b) A business dinner.
(c) A hanging.
(d) A press conference.

2. What does Hildy ask the reporters for before he leaves in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) The favor they owe him.
(b) A cigar.
(c) The money they owe him.
(d) A recommendation.

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

4. Who do the reporters tell Hildy is trying to contact him in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) Burns.
(b) His fiancé.
(c) McCue.
(d) His brother.

5. What is Kruger, the reporter, doing at the beginning of Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Talking on the phone.
(b) Strumming a banjo and singing.
(c) Strumming a ukulele and singing.
(d) Talking with other reporters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the sheriff threaten to do to Hildy in Act 1, Part 4?

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

3. What is Murphy's version of how Williams escaped?

4. What does Jennie ask the reporters at the end of Act 1, Part 3?

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

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