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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Hildy trying to do as Williams falls from the window?
(a) Call the Sheriff.
(b) Call Burns.
(c) Leave.
(d) Get more money from Louie.

2. What rule do Schwartz and Murphy say that Mrs. Schlosser has broken at the beginning of Act 1, Part 2?
(a) All questions should be directed to their boss.
(b) Only people with press tags are allowed in the pressroom.
(c) Women are barred from the pressroom.
(d) A police escort is required to enter the pressroom.

3. What does the mayor tell the sheriff they will need in order to win the next election in Act 2, Part 3?
(a) White voters.
(b) Colored voters.
(c) Less hangings.
(d) A lower crime rate.

4. What does Louie think about Hildy quitting in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) It is not a permanent thing.
(b) It is a permanent thing.
(c) It is unfair to the paper.
(d) It is not worth talking about.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the mayor offer the messenger as a bribe in Act 2, Part 3?

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

4. What is the signal that Williams is safe, according to Burns at the beginning of Act 3, Part 1?

5. Who tells the sheriff that Hildy has quit the paper in Act 1, Part 4?

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