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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hildy tell the sheriff as his deputies surround Williams in Act 3, Part 2?
(a) That Williams is harmless.
(b) That Williams is armed.
(c) That he should be arrested for political corruption.
(d) That Williams knows about the affair the sheriff is having with the librarian.

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

3. In reaction to Mrs. Grant's testimony in Act 3, Part 2, how does Burns inadvertently reveal where Williams is hiding?
(a) He causes Hildy to tell the sheriff where Williams is.
(b) He tells the sheriff that Mollie knows where Williams is.
(c) He shouts out the hiding place by accident.
(d) He signals it is safe for Williams to come out.

4. What does Hildy accuse Peggy of during their argument in Act 2, Part 5?
(a) Wanting him to be someone else.
(b) Wanting him to be a loser.
(c) Being the last one to see Williams before the murder.
(d) Being part of the corruption.

5. 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 has caught a murderer.
(b) That Hildy isn't getting married.
(c) That Hildy shot the psychiatrist.
(d) That Hildy helped Williams escape from his examination.

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

7. What character's actions earlier in the play are similar to Burns' actions with Bensinger in Act 3, Part 1?
(a) McCue.
(b) Louie.
(c) The mayor.
(d) Murphy.

8. What does Burns say about Mrs. Grant to discredit her story in Act 3, Part 2?
(a) That she is an angry ex mother-in-law.
(b) That she is blackmailing him.
(c) That she is drunk.
(d) That she is senile.

9. What are Hildy and Burns charged with in Act 3, Part 3?
(a) Harboring a fugitive.
(b) Murder.
(c) Corruption.
(d) Obstruction of justice.

10. What does the sheriff order the deputies to do at the end of Act 3, Part 2?
(a) Remove Hildy.
(b) Remove Burns.
(c) Shoot Hildy.
(d) Shoot Williams.

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

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

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

14. What does the mayor tell the sheriff they will need in order to win the next election in Act 2, Part 3?
(a) Less hangings.
(b) A lower crime rate.
(c) Colored voters.
(d) White voters.

15. According to Burns at the end of Act 3, Part 1, what is ruining everything?
(a) Women.
(b) The police.
(c) Hildy's story.
(d) Corrupt politicians.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Williams tell Hildy about the gun he is holding in Act 2, Part 4?

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

3. What does Burns keep asking Hildy at the beginning of Act 2, Part 5?

4. What does Burns tell the mayor, after being arrested in Act 3, Part 3?

5. Who hangs up angrily on Hildy in Act 2, Part 4?

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