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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 does the sheriff blame for Williams's escape in his conversation with the Mayor?
(a) His deputy.
(b) Hildy.
(c) McCue.
(d) The psychiatrist.

2. What does Hildy promise to his girlfriend before hanging up the phone in Act 1, Part 4?
(a) To meet her at the train station.
(b) To meet her at the party.
(c) To meet her at her father's house.
(d) To meet her at the hanging.

3. What does Woodenshoes' theory about Williams entail?
(a) That the sheriff will shoot him on sight.
(b) That he is innocent.
(c) That he had a good reason for committing the murder.
(d) Crime prevention.

4. What are the authors signaling in Act 2, Part 1 with Hildy's account of the jailbreak?
(a) That Hildy was at the jailbreak and witnessed it.
(b) That Hildy is helping Williams.
(c) That the truth lies with Hildy.
(d) That Hildy is lying.

5. 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 doesn't like other reporters reading his files.
(c) He is obsessed with germs.
(d) He recently got a new desk and phone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What upsets Kruger when he hears about Hildy quitting in Act 1, Part 1?

2. In Hildy's speech in Act 1, Part 3, what kind of life does he say a reporter has?

3. How are most of the reporters depicted in Act 1, Part 1?

4. What do the reporters rudely suggest that Mollie is in Act 1, Part 4?

5. In Act 1, Part 2, what do some of the reporters think Louie is lacking?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hildy insist on receiving from Burns in return for the story in Act 2, Part 1?

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

3. What does Louie report to Burns in Act 3, Part 1, and why is the response of the characters significant?

4. How does Williams surprisingly reply to Mollie in Act 2, Part 4 when she offers to escape with him?

5. What does the beginning conversation between the mayor and the sheriff in Act 2, Part 3 reveal about the past and how it relates to the present situation?

6. Who is waiting for Hildy at the end of Act 2, Part 1, and what decision does he now have to make as a result of his actions?

7. How does Hildy's behavior in Act 3, Part 1 contrast with the way Burns acts?

8. What request by the reporters is denied by the Sheriff in Act 1, Part 2, and how does the request itself depict their priorities?

9. When does Mollie say she saw Williams and how does she explain her relationship with him to the reporters in Act 1, Part 4?

10. What is the general attitude of the reporters in Act 1, Part 1?

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