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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Hildy joke about as McCue is leaving in Act 2, Part 1?
(a) Another cleaning woman being shot.
(b) The argument between McCue and Murphy.
(c) The amount of money some of the other reporters are getting for their stories.
(d) The sheriff's incompetence in allowing Williams to escape.

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

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

6. What does Hildy assure his girlfriend of in Act 1, Part 4?
(a) That he is not involved with the murder.
(b) That he has handed in his resignation.
(c) That he is collecting his final paycheck.
(d) That he will not attend the hanging.

7. How much money does Hildy tell the other reporters he has received as a gift?
(a) Two hundred dollars.
(b) Five hundred dollars.
(c) One thousand dollars.
(d) Three hundred dollars.

8. What do Murphy and Endicott hope to get from the mayor in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) Good news.
(b) A statement.
(c) A confession.
(d) An apology.

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

10. According to Hildy in Act 2, Part 1, what did the psychiatrist do during Williams's examination?
(a) He left Williams alone in the room.
(b) He angered Williams by asking certain questions.
(c) He recreated the crime.
(d) He helped Williams escape.

11. Who does McCue tell his editor accidentally shot a cleaning woman?
(a) Woodenshoes.
(b) Williams.
(c) The sheriff's deputy.
(d) The sheriff.

12. What best describes Hildy's state of mind at the end of Act 2, Part1?
(a) Irrational.
(b) Confused.
(c) Conflicted.
(d) Obsessed.

13. What does Murphy say the Sheriff and Mayor will get a lot of after the execution?
(a) Thank you cards.
(b) Criticism.
(c) Protests.
(d) Votes.

14. Who calls looking for Hildy in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) The Mayor.
(b) Walter Burns.
(c) The woman McCue was talking with earlier.
(d) Endicott.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 1, Part 4, how often does Mollie say she saw Williams between the shooting and the trial?

2. Where does Kruger say Williams was seen while reporting the story to his paper in Act 2, Part 1?

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

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

5. What does Kruger report the senator has called for in Act 2, Part 2?

(see the answer keys)

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