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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Murphy's version of how Williams escaped?
(a) He bribed a police officer.
(b) A tear gas bomb exploded, causing enough of a commotion for him to escape.
(c) He overpowered the psychiatrist with a gun and ran into the street.
(d) He had an accomplice who helped him escape.

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

3. Who was the only person to defend Williams at his trial?
(a) McCue.
(b) Burns.
(c) Mollie.
(d) Endicott.

4. Who did Williams tell he was innocent, according to Woodenshoe?
(a) McCue.
(b) His priest.
(c) His wife.
(d) Endicott.

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

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

7. What does the sheriff threaten to do to Hildy in Act 1, Part 4?
(a) Have him exiled from the town.
(b) Prevent him from catching his train.
(c) Arrest him.
(d) Have him fired.

8. What pace does the play set during Act 1, Part 1, particularly where the dialogue is concerned?
(a) A fast pace with many conversations going on.
(b) A slow pace with very little conversation.
(c) A fast pace with average conversation.
(d) A slow pace with many conversations going on.

9. What does Louie think about Hildy quitting in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) It is a permanent thing.
(b) It is not worth talking about.
(c) It is unfair to the paper.
(d) It is not a permanent thing.

10. What does Kruger ask will happen as a result of Williams's escape?
(a) There will be a socialist uprising.
(b) There will be more murders.
(c) The mayor will close the train station.
(d) The sheriff will be fired.

11. What group does Bensinger tell his paper will cause an uprising after the execution?
(a) The town council.
(b) The communist party.
(c) The city's socialists.
(d) The chamber of commerce.

12. What job does Hildy tell the reporters he is quitting the paper for?
(a) An advertising job.
(b) A job as a police officer.
(c) An accounting job.
(d) A job as a lawyer.

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

14. 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.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hildy wonder about the fire in Act 1, Part 3?

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

3. What does Williams' escape from jail indicate for Hildy?

4. What do the reporters tease Diamond Louie about in Act 1, Part 2?

5. What kind of money does Hildy tell the reporters he will be making at his new job?

(see the answer keys)

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