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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. According to Bensiger in Act 1, Part 1, what do the other reporters use his area as?
(a) An ash tray.
(b) A bench.
(c) A laundry basket.
(d) A gambling table.

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

3. Why does the conversation between the woman and McCue end in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) The connection is broken.
(b) McCue is frustrated and hangs up.
(c) One of the other reporters pulls the phone out of the wall.
(d) She is upset and hangs up.

4. What group does Bensinger tell his paper will cause an uprising after the execution?
(a) The city's socialists.
(b) The chamber of commerce.
(c) The communist party.
(d) The town council.

5. What does the woman report to McCue, the reporter, at the beginning of Act 1, Part 1?
(a) A domestic disturbance.
(b) A burglary.
(c) A stolen car.
(d) A peeping tom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Louie inform the reporters his new job title is in Act 1, Part 2?

2. What does Murphy say the Sheriff and Mayor will get a lot of after the execution?

3. 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?

4. What are several reporters doing when the play opens in Act 1, Part 1?

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

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