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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the sheriff suggest to the reporters they can get more tickets to the hanging?
(a) By writing about how Williams is not guilty.
(b) By publicizing what a dangerous menace Williams is.
(c) By publicizing what a tragedy the execution is.
(d) By advertising the hanging so more people will attend.

2. After the fire alarm rings in Act 1, Part 1, why do the reporters ignore it?
(a) The fire is too far away.
(b) They don't hear it.
(c) A fire doesn't seem like a good story to them.
(d) They are afraid of fires.

3. What does Williams tell Hildy about the gun he is holding in Act 2, Part 4?
(a) It is loaded.
(b) It is the only thing keeping him alive.
(c) It is the murder weapon.
(d) It is empty.

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 spent the night in a hotel with a librarian.
(c) The sheriff spent the night in a hotel with a waitress.
(d) The sheriff has been giving money to a waitress.

5. What does the mayor want to know from the sheriff in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) Why his men didn't shoot Williams.
(b) How soon they can capture Williams again.
(c) If Williams got the gun from him.
(d) If the psychiatrist gave Williams the gun voluntarily.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Burns say he will help Mrs. Schlosser with in Act 1, Part 2?

2. Who does Hidly call at the end of Act 2, Part 3?

3. Who does McCue tell his editor accidentally shot a cleaning woman?

4. Where does Woodenshoes tell Hildy that Williams is likely to be in Act 2, Part 4?

5. What does Hildy wonder about the fire in Act 1, Part 3?

(see the answer key)

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