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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Hildy finally tell Burns at the end of the play in Act 3, Part 3?
(a) That he staying with the newspaper for good.
(b) That he wants the money he owes him from before.
(c) That he is leaving the newspaper for good.
(d) That he will write stories in his own way.

3. Who interrupts the sheriff's plans at the end of Act 3, Part 2?
(a) Endicott.
(b) Louie.
(c) Peggy.
(d) Mollie.

4. Where does Hildy drag Williams to after he collapses in Act 2, Part 4?
(a) Outside.
(b) The hallway.
(c) The other office.
(d) The bathroom.

5. What does Burns convince Hildy to take at the end of Act 3, Part 3?
(a) A better job.
(b) Money.
(c) His watch.
(d) His pen and notebook.

6. How much of a reward does the sheriff offer the deputies to kill Williams?
(a) Three hundred dollars.
(b) One thousand dollars.
(c) Two hundred dollars.
(d) Five hundred dollars.

7. What state of mind is the messenger in when he first enters in Act 3, Part 3?
(a) Excited.
(b) Shaken.
(c) Drunk.
(d) Angry.

8. Where does the sheriff look for Williams originally in Act 3, Part 2?
(a) The hallway.
(b) The bathroom.
(c) The fire escape.
(d) The other office.

9. What does the mayor order after hearing the messenger tell the truth in Act 3, Part 3?
(a) For the execution to go on as planned.
(b) For Hildy and Burns to be given money to silence them.
(c) For Hildy and Burns to be released.
(d) For the messenger to be taken away.

10. 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 the only thing keeping him alive.
(d) It is empty.

11. What does Mrs. Grant inadvertently reveal to the other reporters in her attempt to get Hildy to leave with her in Act 2, Part 4?
(a) That Hildy shot the psychiatrist.
(b) That Hildy isn't getting married.
(c) That Hildy helped Williams escape from his examination.
(d) That Hildy has caught a murderer.

12. Who does the sheriff pretend to be on the phone in Act 3, Part 2?
(a) Burns.
(b) Hildy.
(c) The mayor.
(d) Mollie.

13. What is the signal that Williams is safe, according to Burns at the beginning of Act 3, Part 1?
(a) Three knocks.
(b) Five knocks.
(c) The word, "safety."
(d) The word, "freedom."

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the messenger give the mayor back the reprieve in Act 3, Part 3?

2. What does the sheriff tell the warden in Act 3, Part 3?

3. What is Burns planning to do with Williams in Act 2, Part 5?

4. What job does Burns offer Bensinger as a way to get him to leave in Act 3, Part 1?

5. What is Hildy talking about repeatedly at the beginning of Act 2, Part 5?

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