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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Hildy admit to Peggy during their argument in Act 2, Part 5?
(a) That he doesn't love her anymore.
(b) That he thinks a career as a reporter is more important than her.
(c) That the other reporters were right about her.
(d) That he is a horrible human being.

9. What does Burns convince Hildy to take at the end of Act 3, Part 3?
(a) Money.
(b) His pen and notebook.
(c) A better job.
(d) His watch.

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

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

12. 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 thinks he should stay and write for the newspaper.
(c) That she needs the money he took before.
(d) That she loves him just the way he is.

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

14. What is the signal that Williams is safe, according to Burns at the beginning of Act 3, Part 1?
(a) The word, "safety."
(b) Three knocks.
(c) Five knocks.
(d) The word, "freedom."

15. Why does the messenger give the mayor back the reprieve in Act 3, Part 3?
(a) He forgot why he kept it.
(b) He wants more money.
(c) He wants a better job.
(d) He can't be bribed.

Short Answer 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?

2. What does the mayor offer the messenger as a bribe in Act 2, Part 3?

3. What does Mollie grab to defend herself with towards the end of Act 2, Part 4?

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

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

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