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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 shot the psychiatrist.
(c) That Hildy helped Williams escape from his examination.
(d) That Hildy isn't getting married.

2. 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 senile.
(c) That she is drunk.
(d) That she is blackmailing him.

3. What does the sheriff do after hearing the mayor's instructions in Act 3, Part 3?
(a) Resigns.
(b) Apologizes.
(c) Refuses to follow them.
(d) Leaves the room immediately.

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

5. 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.

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

8. 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.

9. What does Mollie grab to defend herself with towards the end of Act 2, Part 4?
(a) The gun.
(b) A knife.
(c) A chair.
(d) An umbrella.

10. What is Peggy doing as she goes to leave in Act 2, Part 5?
(a) Yelling.
(b) Ignoring Hildy.
(c) Crying.
(d) Smiling.

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

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

13. Who does the sheriff accuse Hildy of conspiring with to hide Williams at the beginning of Act 3, Part 2?
(a) McCue.
(b) Mollie.
(c) Louie.
(d) Peggy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Peggy tell Hildy at the end of the play in Act 3, Part 3?

2. What does the mayor tell the sheriff they will need in order to win the next election in Act 2, Part 3?

3. Towards the end of Act 2, Part 3, as Hildy bangs on the door, what does the mayor advise the sheriff?

4. In Act 2, Part 3, what does the mayor tell the sheriff almost cost them the election a couple of years ago?

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

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