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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After his phone conversation, what does the Sheriff do in Act 3, Part 2?
(a) He arrests Bensinger.
(b) He arrests Mollie and Hildy.
(c) He arrests Mollie, Hildy, and Burns.
(d) He arrests Hildy and Burns.

2. Who does Hidly call at the end of Act 2, Part 3?
(a) Peggy.
(b) McCue.
(c) Burns.
(d) Williams.

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

4. 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 has caught a murderer.
(c) That Hildy helped Williams escape from his examination.
(d) That Hildy isn't getting married.

5. What does Burns tell the mayor, after being arrested in Act 3, Part 3?
(a) That the mayor killed the police officer, not Williams.
(b) That the mayor will lose the election.
(c) That he is going to the state authorities.
(d) That he will seek revenge.

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

7. What does Burns tell Hildy on the phone in Act 2, Part 4 after hearing that Williams is with him?
(a) He doesn't believe him.
(b) He will be there in a few hours.
(c) He will give Hildy a lot more money.
(d) He is coming right over.

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

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

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

11. How much money does Louie agree to give Hildy for an IOU?
(a) Two hundred and fifty dollars.
(b) One hundred and fifty dollars.
(c) Two hundred dollars.
(d) One hundred dollars.

12. What is Burns planning to do with Williams in Act 2, Part 5?
(a) Turn him in.
(b) Give him to Hildy.
(c) Transport him to the paper.
(d) Keep him hidden at the pressroom.

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

14. 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.

15. What causes Hildy to hang up the phone angrily in the beginning of Act 2, Part 4?
(a) He learns that Williams may have been shot.
(b) He learns that Burns is not using his story.
(c) He learns that Williams may have escaped from the city.
(d) He learns that Burns has not sent the money over yet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sends the reprieve to cancel the execution in Act 2, Part 3?

2. What does Hildy tell the sheriff as his deputies surround Williams in Act 3, Part 2?

3. What does Hildy accuse Peggy of during their argument in Act 2, Part 5?

4. What is Peggy doing as she goes to leave in Act 2, Part 5?

5. How does Burns tell Hildy he is behaving when he protests Mrs. Grant being taken away?

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