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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Hildy trying to do as Williams falls from the window?
(a) Call the Sheriff.
(b) Call Burns.
(c) Leave.
(d) Get more money from Louie.

3. According to Louie, what crashes into a police car in Act 3, Part 1?
(a) A bus.
(b) A train.
(c) Another police car.
(d) A cab.

4. How many wives treated Burns badly, as he reveals in Act 3, Part 1?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) None.

5. What does Peggy accuse Hildy of during their argument in Act 2, Part 5?
(a) Not loving her.
(b) Corruption.
(c) Knowing where Williams is.
(d) Lying to her.

6. How does the sheriff recognize the gun as the one Williams had in Act 3, Part 2?
(a) He saw it when Williams escaped.
(b) It is the same type of gun that Williams owns.
(c) It matches the description from the witnesses.
(d) It is his gun.

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

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

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

10. In Act 2, Part 3, what does the mayor tell the sheriff almost cost them the election a couple of years ago?
(a) The voters' mistake.
(b) The press's mistake.
(c) The mayor's mistake.
(d) The sheriff's mistake.

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

12. Where does Burns tell Louie to go at the end of Act 3, Part 1?
(a) To go and get people to distract the police.
(b) To go and get the Mayor.
(c) To go and get the police.
(d) To go and get people to move the desk.

13. What are the reporters doing as they phone in their stories in Act 3, Part 3?
(a) Making up details.
(b) Trying to impress Burns so he will hire them.
(c) Asking for raises.
(d) Stealing Hildy's reporting.

14. What does Hildy warn Burns about the other reporters in Act 3, Part 1?
(a) That they know the truth about Williams.
(b) That they are trying to get Williams killed.
(c) That they are trying to get Burns arrested.
(d) That they will be back soon.

15. Who is with the reporters as Hildy opens the door at the end of Act 3, Part 1?
(a) Mollie.
(b) Williams.
(c) The mayor.
(d) The sheriff.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does the sheriff accuse Hildy of conspiring with to hide Williams at the beginning of Act 3, Part 2?

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

4. Acting on Burns' orders, who takes Mrs. Grant out in Act 2, Part 5?

5. What is the mayor's response to the sheriff's statement about how many new deputies he has?

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