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

2. 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 don't think he can do any other job.
(c) They think he is making too much money to leave.
(d) They are positive that he is happy with his job.

3. What does the appearance of Peggy and her mother hint of for Hildy?
(a) The possible positive aspects of married life.
(b) The other reporters were right.
(c) The deception he is carrying.
(d) The possible negative aspects of married life.

4. What does Hildy assure his girlfriend of in Act 1, Part 4?
(a) That he has handed in his resignation.
(b) That he is not involved with the murder.
(c) That he will not attend the hanging.
(d) That he is collecting his final paycheck.

5. What does Jennie ask the reporters at the end of Act 1, Part 3?
(a) If she is late.
(b) If they are always this messy.
(c) If she should quit the company.
(d) If she can clean up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique do the playwrights use to illustrate Hildy's character in Act 1, Part 3?

2. After the fire alarm rings in Act 1, Part 1, why do the reporters ignore it?

3. What are the other reporters doing in the background as McCue is talking with the woman in Act 1, Part 1?

4. What does Hildy explain to Peggy that he told Burns in the beginning of Act 2, Part 2?

5. What is the name of Hildy's paper that he is leaving?

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