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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells the sheriff that Hildy has quit the paper in Act 1, Part 4?
(a) Endicott.
(b) Hildy.
(c) Burns.
(d) Murphy.

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

3. 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 is a good idea.
(d) It will take a week to happen.

4. Why does Peggy ask for the money from Hildy in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) She doesn't believe Hildy's story.
(b) She knows he doesn't have it.
(c) So she can take care of it.
(d) She needs to pay the cab fare.

5. What does the sheriff say will never happen when the psychiatrist examines Williams?
(a) He will find that Williams is not crazy.
(b) He will tell everyone that Williams should not be hung.
(c) He will find that Williams is crazy.
(d) He will declare a mistrial.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Mollie say she saw Williams in Act 1, Part 4?

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

3. Where does the sheriff say his men have cornered Williams in Act 2, Part 2?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the character of Woodenshoes like, and how is the interaction between him and the reporters significant in Act 1, Part 2?

2. What joke does Hildy have at McCue's expense when the two cross paths in Act 2, Part 1?

3. Describe the press room in the beginning of The Front Page, and how it relates to the overall pace of the play in general.

4. How does Burns unintentionally reveal where Williams is hiding in Act 3, Part 2?

5. According to Hildy in Act 2, Part 1, how did Williams get the gun in order to escape from jail?

6. Through the exchange of dialogue by the reporters as they are calling in their stories, what new information do we learn about the hanging of Williams in Act 1, Part 2?

7. What are some of the interesting things that we learn about the sheriff in Act 1, Part 4?

8. What is the response to the fire alarm ringing by the reporters in Act 1, Part 1, and what does it say about their characters?

9. What is the contrast in the way Hildy and Burns look at the same set of circumstances in the very beginning of Act 2, Part 5?

10. What does Williams tell Mollie about the escape and where he has been the whole time in Act 2, Part 4?

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