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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As we learn in Act 1, Part 1, why is Bensinger protective of his desk?
(a) He is hiding things in the desk drawers.
(b) He is obsessed with germs.
(c) He doesn't like other reporters reading his files.
(d) He recently got a new desk and phone.

2. Who did Williams tell he was innocent, according to Woodenshoe?
(a) His wife.
(b) His priest.
(c) McCue.
(d) Endicott.

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 he can do any other job.
(b) They think he is making too much money to leave.
(c) They don't think his boss would have let him leave.
(d) They are positive that he is happy with his job.

4. What does Hildy wonder about the fire in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) If it has been put out yet.
(b) If it is at the gallows.
(c) If it is nearby.
(d) If it is at the school.

5. 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?
(a) His concern for the other reporters.
(b) His reporter's instinct.
(c) His desire to help people in need.
(d) His fascination of disasters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jennie cleaning up at the beginning of Act 2, Part 1?

2. Who calls looking for Hildy in Act 1, Part 1?

3. Which one of the following is Bensinger reporting on in Act 1, Part 2?

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

5. Who was the only person to defend Williams at his trial?

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