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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. What does Murphy say the Sheriff and Mayor will get a lot of after the execution?
(a) Criticism.
(b) Thank you cards.
(c) Protests.
(d) Votes.

2. What does Williams' escape from jail indicate for Hildy?
(a) That he is still a reporter.
(b) That he lied about the money he received.
(c) That he helped Williams escape.
(d) That he won't be able to leave town because of the chase.

3. What is the sheriff's reaction to the news of Hildy leaving the paper?
(a) He doesn't believe it.
(b) He changes the subject.
(c) He thinks it is good riddance.
(d) He says that he already knows.

4. What technique do the playwrights use to illustrate Hildy's character in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) The use of money to represent character.
(b) Definition by contrast.
(c) Analogy of fire.
(d) The metaphor referred to in his speech.

5. How much money does Hildy tell the other reporters he has received as a gift?
(a) Two hundred dollars.
(b) One thousand dollars.
(c) Five hundred dollars.
(d) Three hundred dollars.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Towards the end of Act 2, Part 3, as Hildy bangs on the door, what does the mayor advise the sheriff?

3. What does Mollie grab to defend herself with towards the end of Act 2, Part 4?

4. What do the reporters rudely suggest that Mollie is in Act 1, Part 4?

5. Who does Hildy throw the water on at the end of Act 1, Part 3?

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