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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hildy warn Burns about the other reporters in Act 3, Part 1?
(a) That they know the truth about Williams.
(b) That they are trying to get Burns arrested.
(c) That they will be back soon.
(d) That they are trying to get Williams killed.

2. According to Burns at the end of Act 3, Part 1, what is ruining everything?
(a) The police.
(b) Hildy's story.
(c) Corrupt politicians.
(d) Women.

3. What does Peggy remind Hildy of in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) The times he has lied about money.
(b) The times he has let her down.
(c) The times he has not listened to her.
(d) The times he has lost money.

4. How are most of the reporters depicted in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Lazy and impatient.
(b) Lazy and passive.
(c) Lazy and confused.
(d) Lazy and quiet.

5. What city is Hildy's train going to, according to the tickets he shows the other reporters?
(a) Cleveland.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) St. Louis.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many wives treated Burns badly, as he reveals in Act 3, Part 1?

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

3. What job does Hildy tell the reporters he is quitting the paper for?

4. Where does Hildy drag Williams to after he collapses in Act 2, Part 4?

5. What is Peggy's reaction to the missing money in Act 2, Part 2?

(see the answer key)

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