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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Woodenshoes' theory about Williams entail?
(a) That the sheriff will shoot him on sight.
(b) Crime prevention.
(c) That he had a good reason for committing the murder.
(d) That he is innocent.

3. What is Woodenshoes wondering at the beginning of Act 2, Part 1?
(a) If the reporters know how Williams escaped.
(b) If the reporters are looking for Williams.
(c) If the reporters still want burgers.
(d) If Williams will shoot the reporters.

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

5. In Act 1, Part 4, how often does Mollie say she saw Williams between the shooting and the trial?
(a) Three times.
(b) Never.
(c) Only once.
(d) Two times.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Hildy's speech in Act 1, Part 3, what kind of life does he say a reporter has?

2. What rule do Schwartz and Murphy say that Mrs. Schlosser has broken at the beginning of Act 1, Part 2?

3. In response to the sheriff's threat, what does Hildy reveal as blackmail?

4. What is Kruger, the reporter, doing at the beginning of Act 1, Part 1?

5. What is the sheriff's reaction to the news of Hildy leaving the paper?

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