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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Hildy warn Burns about the other reporters in Act 3, Part 1?
(a) That they will be back soon.
(b) That they know the truth about Williams.
(c) That they are trying to get Burns arrested.
(d) That they are trying to get Williams killed.

3. 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 and the sheriff have, and the lack of integrity of Hildy.
(c) The integrity that Hildy has, and the lack of integrity of the mayor and the sheriff.
(d) The integrity that the mayor has, and the lack of integrity of Hildy and the sheriff.

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

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

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

7. As he escorts the messenger out in Act 2, Part 3, what does the Mayor tell him to do?
(a) Join the other deputies in searching for Williams.
(b) Lay low for a while.
(c) Get out of town.
(d) Call the police.

8. According the mayor in Act 2, Part 3, what isn't real?
(a) The socialist scare.
(b) The freedom of the press.
(c) The murder Williams is accused of.
(d) The sighting of Williams at the train station.

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

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

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

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

13. What does the sheriff tell the warden in Act 3, Part 3?
(a) The execution is going as planned.
(b) To make room for Williams.
(c) To make room for Hildy and Burns.
(d) The execution is postponed.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the signal that Williams is safe, according to Burns at the beginning of Act 3, Part 1?

2. Where does Williams reveal to Mollie that he has been hiding in Act 2, Part 4?

3. Who does Hildy try to pass the gun to as the other reporters grab him in Act 3, Part 2?

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

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

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