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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the reporters act when Jennie enters in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) They yell at her.
(b) They stand up and smile.
(c) They tease her.
(d) They ignore her.

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

3. What city is Hildy's train going to, according to the tickets he shows the other reporters?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Cleveland.
(c) St. Louis.
(d) New York.

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

5. According to Hildy in Act 2, Part 1, who did Williams shoot once he got a gun?
(a) Another police officer.
(b) Woodenshoes.
(c) The psychiatrist.
(d) The sheriff.

6. What does Mrs. Grant say about Hildy as she is getting into the cab?
(a) He is a liar.
(b) He is hiding something.
(c) He is irresponsible.
(d) He is trustworthy.

7. What pace does the play set during Act 1, Part 1, particularly where the dialogue is concerned?
(a) A fast pace with average conversation.
(b) A slow pace with many conversations going on.
(c) A slow pace with very little conversation.
(d) A fast pace with many conversations going on.

8. What does the Mayor say about the senator's position in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) It is impossible.
(b) It is a lie.
(c) It will take a week to happen.
(d) It is a good idea.

9. Who is the mayor looking for in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) Hildy.
(b) Diamond Louie.
(c) McCue.
(d) The sheriff.

10. What technique do the playwrights use to illustrate Hildy's character in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) The metaphor referred to in his speech.
(b) Definition by contrast.
(c) The use of money to represent character.
(d) Analogy of fire.

11. In Act 1, Part 2, what do some of the reporters think Louie is lacking?
(a) A diamond.
(b) A sense of humor.
(c) A job.
(d) A gun.

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

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

14. How are most of the reporters depicted in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Lazy and passive.
(b) Lazy and impatient.
(c) Lazy and confused.
(d) Lazy and quiet.

15. How much does Hildy tell Burns it cost him to get the full story of Williams' escape?
(a) Four hundred dollars
(b) Two hundred dollars.
(c) Three hundred and fifty dollars.
(d) Two hundred and sixty dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Burns say he will help Mrs. Schlosser with in Act 1, Part 2?

2. What are the other reporters doing in the background as McCue is talking with the woman in Act 1, Part 1?

3. Who is Hildy waiting for in the press room at the end of Act 2, Part 1?

4. What is the sheriff's reaction to the news of Hildy leaving the paper?

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

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