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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. Who is Mrs. Schlosser looking for at the beginning of Act 1, Part 2?
(a) The police sergeant.
(b) Her husband.
(c) McCue.
(d) Endicott.

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

3. What is Jennie cleaning up at the beginning of Act 2, Part 1?
(a) Glass and debris.
(b) Spilled water on the floor.
(c) Bensinger's desk.
(d) The mess left by the reporters.

4. What does Mrs. Grant say about Hildy as she is getting into the cab?
(a) He is trustworthy.
(b) He is hiding something.
(c) He is a liar.
(d) He is irresponsible.

5. Which one of the following is Bensinger reporting on in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Williams's previous criminal record.
(b) Williams's last meal.
(c) The evidence against Williams.
(d) The interview he had with Williams.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Peggy remind Hildy of in Act 2, Part 2?

2. How are most of the reporters depicted in Act 1, Part 1?

3. What does Woodenshoes' theory about Williams entail?

4. What does Hildy ask the reporters for before he leaves in Act 1, Part 3?

5. In Act 1, Part 2, what do some of the reporters think Louie is lacking?

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