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

2. What are the other reporters doing in the background as McCue is talking with the woman in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Laughing at him.
(b) Trying to get his attention.
(c) Making crude comments.
(d) Imitating him.

3. What draws Hildy back into the world of journalism in Act 2, Part 5?
(a) The chance to help a murderer escape.
(b) The money he will make.
(c) The chance to make a difference.
(d) The chance to leave Peggy.

4. What are the authors signaling in Act 2, Part 1 with Hildy's account of the jailbreak?
(a) That Hildy is helping Williams.
(b) That Hildy is lying.
(c) That the truth lies with Hildy.
(d) That Hildy was at the jailbreak and witnessed it.

5. Who was unnoticed by Hildy until he turns to leave at the end of Act 2, Part 1?
(a) Jennie.
(b) Mollie.
(c) Mrs. Schlosser.
(d) Peggy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the reporters doing as they phone in their stories in Act 3, Part 3?

2. Who did Williams tell he was innocent, according to Woodenshoe?

3. Who throws Mollie out of the room in Act 1, Part 4?

4. What is Endicott's version of how Williams escaped?

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

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