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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hildy assure his girlfriend of in Act 1, Part 4?
(a) That he is not involved with the murder.
(b) That he will not attend the hanging.
(c) That he has handed in his resignation.
(d) That he is collecting his final paycheck.

2. What job does Hildy tell the reporters he is quitting the paper for?
(a) A job as a police officer.
(b) An advertising job.
(c) An accounting job.
(d) A job as a lawyer.

3. What are several reporters doing when the play opens in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Reading the newspaper.
(b) Telling jokes.
(c) Playing poker.
(d) Interviewing a suspect.

4. What kind of money does Hildy tell the reporters he will be making at his new job?
(a) No money.
(b) Less money.
(c) Good money.
(d) The same money.

5. Who does McCue tell his editor accidentally shot a cleaning woman?
(a) Williams.
(b) The sheriff.
(c) Woodenshoes.
(d) The sheriff's deputy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jennie cleaning up at the beginning of Act 2, Part 1?

2. Why does the conversation between the woman and McCue end in Act 1, Part 1?

3. Who does the sheriff blame for Williams's escape in his conversation with the Mayor?

4. What is Endicott's version of how Williams escaped?

5. What does Hildy promise to his girlfriend before hanging up the phone in Act 1, Part 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the contrast in the way Hildy and Burns look at the same set of circumstances in the very beginning of Act 2, Part 5?

2. How is the character of Hildy Johnson introduced in Act 1, Part 1?

3. How does money play a subtle part in Peggy and Mrs. Grant's concerns that may differ with Hildy's at this point of the play in Act 2, Part 2?

4. What request by the reporters is denied by the Sheriff in Act 1, Part 2, and how does the request itself depict their priorities?

5. What do the senator's quotes at the end of Act 2, Part 2 say about his feelings towards the mayor, and how does the mayor respond?

6. What is the main point or reason for the argument between Peggy and Hildy at the end of Act 2, Part 5?

7. What does the beginning conversation between the mayor and the sheriff in Act 2, Part 3 reveal about the past and how it relates to the present situation?

8. Where did Hildy get the money from, and how does it lead to the discussion about the money the other reporters owe him in Act 1, Part 3?

9. What two different meanings can be interpreted from the way the other reporters react to Hildy's leaving in Act 1, Part 3?

10. What is the general attitude of the reporters in Act 1, Part 1?

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