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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Act 1, Part 2, what do some of the reporters think Louie is lacking?
(a) A gun.
(b) A sense of humor.
(c) A diamond.
(d) A job.

4. What kind of money does Hildy tell the reporters he will be making at his new job?
(a) The same money.
(b) Less money.
(c) Good money.
(d) No money.

5. What is the loud noise heard outside of the press room in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) A burglary alarm.
(b) A police siren.
(c) The testing of the gallows.
(d) A car crash.

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

7. 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.

8. In Act 2, Part 1, what is obvious when comparing Hildy to the other reporters?
(a) Hildy is a worse reporter.
(b) Hildy is getting paid more for his story.
(c) Hildy has a better editor.
(d) Hildy is a better reporter.

9. Why does Williams think the Mayor and city are trying to hang him?
(a) Because he didn't have enough money to pay a traffic ticket.
(b) Because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
(c) Because he is a radical.
(d) Because he did not vote for the Mayor.

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

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

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

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

14. What does Louie inform the reporters his new job title is in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Staff reporter.
(b) Opinion columnist.
(c) Circulation manager.
(d) Assistant editor.

15. What is Woodenshoes being sent to get for the reporters in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Donuts.
(b) A pizza.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Hamburgers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Hildy in Act 2, Part 1, who did Williams shoot once he got a gun?

3. What rule do Schwartz and Murphy say that Mrs. Schlosser has broken at the beginning of Act 1, Part 2?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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