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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who calls looking for Hildy in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Endicott.
(b) The woman McCue was talking with earlier.
(c) The Mayor.
(d) Walter Burns.

2. The Front Page is set in the press room of which Chicago building?
(a) The Criminal Courts Building.
(b) The Chicago Police Department.
(c) The Chicago Sun Times.
(d) City Hall.

3. What is Woodenshoes being sent to get for the reporters in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Donuts.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Hamburgers.
(d) A pizza.

4. Why does Williams think the Mayor and city are trying to hang him?
(a) Because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
(b) Because he did not vote for the Mayor.
(c) Because he is a radical.
(d) Because he didn't have enough money to pay a traffic ticket.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hildy's response to the fire show in Act 1, Part 3, that some view as contradictory to his other behavior in the play so far?

2. What is the loud noise heard outside of the press room in Act 1, Part 2?

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

4. What technique do the playwrights use to illustrate Hildy's character in Act 1, Part 3?

5. Why do the other reporters not believe that Hildy has actually quit when they hear the news in Act 1, Part 1?

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