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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Burns tell Hildy he is behaving when he protests Mrs. Grant being taken away?
(a) Childishly.
(b) Wisely.
(c) Stupidly.
(d) Selfishly.

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

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

4. Towards the end of Act 2, Part 3, as Hildy bangs on the door, what does the mayor advise the sheriff?
(a) Be calm.
(b) Don't open the door.
(c) Go out through the back door.
(d) Arrest Hildy.

5. What does Peggy tell Hildy at the end of the play in Act 3, Part 3?
(a) That she loves him just the way he is.
(b) That she thinks he should stay and write for the newspaper.
(c) That they missed their train.
(d) That she needs the money he took before.

6. Acting on Burns' orders, who takes Mrs. Grant out in Act 2, Part 5?
(a) Louie.
(b) The sheriff.
(c) The courier.
(d) McCue.

7. Where does Woodenshoes tell Hildy that Williams is likely to be in Act 2, Part 4?
(a) On a bus.
(b) At the gallows.
(c) At Mollie's.
(d) On a train.

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

9. Who does Peggy blame for distracting Hildy in Act 2, Part 5?
(a) Williams.
(b) Burns.
(c) Mollie.
(d) The sheriff.

10. The purpose of Act 2, Part 3 is to illustrate what major difference in the characters of Hildy, the mayor, and the sheriff?
(a) The integrity that Hildy and the mayor have, and the lack of integrity of the sheriff.
(b) The integrity that the mayor has, and the lack of integrity of Hildy and the sheriff.
(c) The integrity that the mayor and the sheriff have, and the lack of integrity of Hildy.
(d) The integrity that Hildy has, and the lack of integrity of the mayor and the sheriff.

11. What is it about Hildy's story that causes Burns and Hildy to argue in Act 3, Part 1?
(a) There is no mention of the paper in the first paragraph.
(b) There is no mention of the paper in the title.
(c) There is no mention of the paper in the ending paragraph.
(d) There is no mention of Burns in the story.

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

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

14. How long does Burns think it will take his men to get there at the beginning of Act 3, Part 1?
(a) Fifteen minutes.
(b) A half hour.
(c) An hour.
(d) Ten minutes.

15. Where does Hildy hide Williams as the other reporters are coming back in Act 2, Part 4?
(a) The fire escape.
(b) Bensinger's desk.
(c) Behind a file cabinet.
(d) Underneath his desk.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Louie agree to give Hildy for an IOU?

2. Who is with the reporters as Hildy opens the door at the end of Act 3, Part 1?

3. What does Williams urge the sheriff to do at the beginning of Act 3, Part 3?

4. How many men does the sheriff tell the mayor he has sworn in as new deputies in Act 2, Part 3?

5. What character's actions earlier in the play are similar to Burns' actions with Bensinger in Act 3, Part 1?

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