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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Bensiger in Act 1, Part 1, what do the other reporters use his area as?
(a) An ash tray.
(b) A laundry basket.
(c) A gambling table.
(d) A bench.

2. What does Mrs. Grant tell Peggy and Hildy when she first arrives in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) Williams has escaped from jail.
(b) The sheriff is looking for them.
(c) The streets are emptying.
(d) The meter for the cab is running.

3. What do the reporters rudely suggest that Mollie is in Act 1, Part 4?
(a) A jealous person.
(b) A thief.
(c) A prostitute.
(d) A liar.

4. Who brings Mrs. Grant, Peggy's mother, in during Act 2, Part 2?
(a) Woodenshoes.
(b) McCue.
(c) Burns.
(d) The sheriff.

5. Why do the other reporters not believe that Hildy has actually quit when they hear the news in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) They are positive that he is happy with his job.
(b) They don't think his boss would have let him leave.
(c) They don't think he can do any other job.
(d) They think he is making too much money to leave.

6. Who do the reporters tell Hildy is trying to contact him in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) Burns.
(b) His fiancé.
(c) McCue.
(d) His brother.

7. As we learn in Act 1, Part 1, why is Bensinger protective of his desk?
(a) He recently got a new desk and phone.
(b) He is hiding things in the desk drawers.
(c) He is obsessed with germs.
(d) He doesn't like other reporters reading his files.

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

9. Why does the conversation between the woman and McCue end in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) One of the other reporters pulls the phone out of the wall.
(b) She is upset and hangs up.
(c) McCue is frustrated and hangs up.
(d) The connection is broken.

10. 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.

11. What does Hildy offer Jennie in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) To help her find a new job.
(b) A donut.
(c) To help her clean.
(d) Money.

12. 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) Definition by contrast.
(c) The use of money to represent character.
(d) Analogy of fire.

13. Why does Peggy ask for the money from Hildy in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) She doesn't believe Hildy's story.
(b) So she can take care of it.
(c) She needs to pay the cab fare.
(d) She knows he doesn't have it.

14. What is Peggy's reaction to the missing money in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) She is angry.
(b) She is not surprised.
(c) She is surprised.
(d) She doesn't care about it.

15. What comment do the reporters make about Hildy's appearance in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) He is well dressed and groomed.
(b) He is a mess.
(c) He needs a haircut soon.
(d) He isn't wearing a hat.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Hildy tell Burns it cost him to get the full story of Williams' escape?

2. Who calls looking for Hildy in Act 1, Part 1?

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

4. Why does Williams think the Mayor and city are trying to hang him?

5. According to Bensinger, what won't the Sheriff change about the execution of Williams?

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