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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. As he escorts the messenger out in Act 2, Part 3, what does the Mayor tell him to do?
(a) Join the other deputies in searching for Williams.
(b) Call the police.
(c) Lay low for a while.
(d) Get out of town.

2. Who does Hildy throw the water on at the end of Act 1, Part 3?
(a) The reporters.
(b) The guards.
(c) Murphy.
(d) Burns.

3. In Act 2, Part 1, what is obvious when comparing Hildy to the other reporters?
(a) Hildy is getting paid more for his story.
(b) Hildy is a worse reporter.
(c) Hildy is a better reporter.
(d) Hildy has a better editor.

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

5. What does the mayor offer the messenger as a bribe in Act 2, Part 3?
(a) A one time payment of five hundred dollars.
(b) A new job with higher pay.
(c) A one time payment of one thousand dollars.
(d) A new job in another city.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Schlosser looking for at the beginning of Act 1, Part 2?

2. Where does Hildy hide Williams as the other reporters are coming back in Act 2, Part 4?

3. What does Mrs. Grant inadvertently reveal to the other reporters in her attempt to get Hildy to leave with her in Act 2, Part 4?

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

5. What does Hildy do when Burns calls in Act 1, Part 4?

(see the answer key)

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