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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Peggy accuse Hildy of in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) Helping Williams escape.
(b) Wasting the money.
(c) Not being honest with her.
(d) Not being able to resist Burns.

2. In Act 1, Part 2, what does Mrs. Schlosser throw when the reporters finally tell her the information she needs to know?
(a) Cards.
(b) Food.
(c) A hat.
(d) A newspaper.

3. How does the sheriff suggest to the reporters they can get more tickets to the hanging?
(a) By publicizing what a dangerous menace Williams is.
(b) By publicizing what a tragedy the execution is.
(c) By writing about how Williams is not guilty.
(d) By advertising the hanging so more people will attend.

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

5. What is the sheriff's reaction to the news of Hildy leaving the paper?
(a) He says that he already knows.
(b) He thinks it is good riddance.
(c) He doesn't believe it.
(d) He changes the subject.

6. In Act 1, Part 1, what does Schwartz tell McCue is the reason that Hildy quit?
(a) He left town.
(b) He accepted a better job.
(c) He was unhappy with his job.
(d) He is getting married.

7. When does Mollie say she saw Williams in Act 1, Part 4?
(a) Two days before the shooting.
(b) One hour before the shooting.
(c) Three hours before the shooting.
(d) The day before the shooting.

8. What does Hildy wonder about the fire in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) If it is at the gallows.
(b) If it is nearby.
(c) If it has been put out yet.
(d) If it is at the school.

9. What does Woodenshoes' theory about Williams entail?
(a) Crime prevention.
(b) That he is innocent.
(c) That the sheriff will shoot him on sight.
(d) That he had a good reason for committing the murder.

10. Who tells the sheriff that Hildy has quit the paper in Act 1, Part 4?
(a) Murphy.
(b) Burns.
(c) Hildy.
(d) Endicott.

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

12. What does Hildy's response to the fire show in Act 1, Part 3, that some view as contradictory to his other behavior in the play so far?
(a) His fascination of disasters.
(b) His reporter's instinct.
(c) His desire to help people in need.
(d) His concern for the other reporters.

13. What upsets Kruger when he hears about Hildy quitting in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) That he never got the chance to work with Hildy.
(b) That he is Hildy's best friend.
(c) That Hildy didn't say goodbye.
(d) That he never met Hildy.

14. What does the sheriff say will never happen when the psychiatrist examines Williams?
(a) He will find that Williams is crazy.
(b) He will find that Williams is not crazy.
(c) He will declare a mistrial.
(d) He will tell everyone that Williams should not be hung.

15. 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. In Hildy's speech in Act 1, Part 3, what kind of life does he say a reporter has?

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

3. Who does the sheriff blame for Williams's escape in his conversation with the Mayor?

4. What does Mrs. Grant tell Peggy and Hildy when she first arrives in Act 2, Part 2?

5. Why does Peggy ask for the money from Hildy in Act 2, Part 2?

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