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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Burns planning to do with Williams in Act 2, Part 5?
(a) Turn him in.
(b) Transport him to the paper.
(c) Give him to Hildy.
(d) Keep him hidden at the pressroom.

2. Towards the end of Act 2, Part 3, as Hildy bangs on the door, what does the mayor advise the sheriff?
(a) Be calm.
(b) Arrest Hildy.
(c) Don't open the door.
(d) Go out through the back door.

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

4. What is Hildy talking about repeatedly at the beginning of Act 2, Part 5?
(a) Williams escaping.
(b) What Mollie did.
(c) His money.
(d) The other reporters and their actions.

5. 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?
(a) That Hildy has caught a murderer.
(b) That Hildy isn't getting married.
(c) That Hildy shot the psychiatrist.
(d) That Hildy helped Williams escape from his examination.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hildy finally tell Burns at the end of the play in Act 3, Part 3?

2. What is the mayor's response to the sheriff's statement about how many new deputies he has?

3. What draws Hildy back into the world of journalism in Act 2, Part 5?

4. What does Hildy admit to Peggy during their argument in Act 2, Part 5?

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

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