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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the other reporters doing in the background as McCue is talking with the woman in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Imitating him.
(b) Laughing at him.
(c) Trying to get his attention.
(d) Making crude comments.

2. According to Bensinger, what won't the Sheriff change about the execution of Williams?
(a) The rule banning all press.
(b) The time.
(c) The judgment.
(d) The decision to make it a public event.

3. Why do the other reporters not believe that Hildy has actually quit when they hear the news in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) They don't think his boss would have let him leave.
(b) They think he is making too much money to leave.
(c) They are positive that he is happy with his job.
(d) They don't think he can do any other job.

4. What is the loud noise heard outside of the press room in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) A police siren.
(b) A burglary alarm.
(c) The testing of the gallows.
(d) A car crash.

5. What does Louie inform the reporters his new job title is in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Assistant editor.
(b) Opinion columnist.
(c) Staff reporter.
(d) Circulation manager.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 1, Part 1, what does Schwartz tell McCue is the reason that Hildy quit?

2. What pace does the play set during Act 1, Part 1, particularly where the dialogue is concerned?

3. What is Kruger, the reporter, doing at the beginning of Act 1, Part 1?

4. The Front Page is set in the press room of which Chicago building?

5. What rule do Schwartz and Murphy say that Mrs. Schlosser has broken at the beginning of Act 1, Part 2?

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