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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Burns say about Mrs. Grant to discredit her story in Act 3, Part 2?
(a) That she is drunk.
(b) That she is senile.
(c) That she is an angry ex mother-in-law.
(d) That she is blackmailing him.

3. What is Hildy trying to do as Williams falls from the window?
(a) Call Burns.
(b) Leave.
(c) Call the Sheriff.
(d) Get more money from Louie.

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

5. Who is with the reporters as Hildy opens the door at the end of Act 3, Part 1?
(a) Williams.
(b) The sheriff.
(c) Mollie.
(d) The mayor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Burns explain the story is really about to Hildy in Act 2, Part 5?

2. Who hangs up angrily on Hildy in Act 2, Part 4?

3. How many men does the sheriff tell the mayor he has sworn in as new deputies in Act 2, Part 3?

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

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

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