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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. Who was the only person to defend Williams at his trial?
(a) Mollie.
(b) Burns.
(c) Endicott.
(d) McCue.

2. Who is the mayor looking for in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) McCue.
(b) Diamond Louie.
(c) Hildy.
(d) The sheriff.

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

4. What story is McCue investigating at the end of Act 1, Part 1?
(a) A stolen car.
(b) A missing girl.
(c) A murder.
(d) Another fire.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hildy offer Jennie in Act 1, Part 3?

2. Who does Hildy throw the water on at the end of Act 1, Part 3?

3. How do the reporters act when Jennie enters in Act 1, Part 3?

4. What does Hildy wonder about the fire in Act 1, Part 3?

5. What does Peggy accuse Hildy of in Act 2, Part 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What joke does Hildy have at McCue's expense when the two cross paths in Act 2, Part 1?

2. What does Hildy insist on receiving from Burns in return for the story in Act 2, Part 1?

3. How does Peggy react to Hildy's news in the beginning of Act 2, Part 2, and why?

4. Who is waiting for Hildy at the end of Act 2, Part 1, and what decision does he now have to make as a result of his actions?

5. What are the mayor's orders to the sheriff about Williams at the end of Act 2, Part 3, and what influences them?

6. What does Hildy's speech reveal about his feelings towards the newspaper business, and what event in Act 1, Part 3 somewhat contradicts it?

7. What is the character of Woodenshoes like, and how is the interaction between him and the reporters significant in Act 1, Part 2?

8. What is the similarity of the way Burns treats both Hildy and Williams in Act 2, Part 5?

9. When does Mollie say she saw Williams and how does she explain her relationship with him to the reporters in Act 1, Part 4?

10. 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?

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