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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men does the sheriff tell the mayor he has sworn in as new deputies in Act 2, Part 3?
(a) Five hundred.
(b) Three hundred.
(c) Two hundred.
(d) Four hundred.

2. What does Williams tell Hildy about the gun he is holding in Act 2, Part 4?
(a) It is the murder weapon.
(b) It is loaded.
(c) It is empty.
(d) It is the only thing keeping him alive.

3. What does Williams urge the sheriff to do at the beginning of Act 3, Part 3?
(a) Let him go.
(b) Arrest Burns.
(c) Shoot him.
(d) Arrest Hildy.

4. Who hangs up angrily on Hildy in Act 2, Part 4?
(a) The sheriff.
(b) Peggy.
(c) The mayor.
(d) Burns.

5. What does Burns keep asking Hildy at the beginning of Act 2, Part 5?
(a) Where the sheriff is.
(b) Where Williams is.
(c) Where Mollie is.
(d) Where the other reporters are.

6. Why does the messenger give the mayor back the reprieve in Act 3, Part 3?
(a) He wants more money.
(b) He can't be bribed.
(c) He wants a better job.
(d) He forgot why he kept it.

7. What does the mayor offer the messenger as a bribe in Act 2, Part 3?
(a) A new job with higher pay.
(b) A new job in another city.
(c) A one time payment of five hundred dollars.
(d) A one time payment of one thousand dollars.

8. What is the mayor's response to the sheriff's statement about how many new deputies he has?
(a) He fires the sheriff.
(b) He doesn't believe the sheriff.
(c) He is pleased.
(d) He ignores it.

9. What does Hildy accuse Burns of in Act 3, Part 1?
(a) Killing Williams.
(b) Killing Mrs. Grant.
(c) Being bribed by the sheriff.
(d) Being bribed by the mayor.

10. Who sends the reprieve to cancel the execution in Act 2, Part 3?
(a) The president.
(b) The senator.
(c) The state representative.
(d) The governor.

11. What job does Burns offer Bensinger as a way to get him to leave in Act 3, Part 1?
(a) Writing poetry.
(b) Cleaning the offices.
(c) A weekly column.
(d) Covering sports.

12. What does Burns explain the story is really about to Hildy in Act 2, Part 5?
(a) The sheriff's incompetence.
(b) Murder.
(c) Political corruption.
(d) Socialism.

13. What is Hildy talking about repeatedly at the beginning of Act 2, Part 5?
(a) The other reporters and their actions.
(b) His money.
(c) What Mollie did.
(d) Williams escaping.

14. Who does Hildy try to pass the gun to as the other reporters grab him in Act 3, Part 2?
(a) Burns.
(b) The sheriff.
(c) Mollie.
(d) Murphy.

15. What are the reporters urging the Sheriff to do in Act 3, Part 2?
(a) Find Mrs. Grant.
(b) Shoot Burns.
(c) Question Hildy.
(d) Shoot Hildy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Peggy blame for distracting Hildy in Act 2, Part 5?

2. Where does Woodenshoes tell Hildy that Williams is likely to be in Act 2, Part 4?

3. According to Burns at the end of Act 3, Part 1, what is ruining everything?

4. Where does Hildy drag Williams to after he collapses in Act 2, Part 4?

5. What does the sheriff do after hearing the mayor's instructions in Act 3, Part 3?

(see the answer keys)

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