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

2. In Act 2, Part 1, what is obvious when comparing Hildy to the other reporters?
(a) Hildy is a better reporter.
(b) Hildy is a worse reporter.
(c) Hildy has a better editor.
(d) Hildy is getting paid more for his story.

3. What is McCue's response to Hildy calling in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) He doesn't notice.
(b) He is happy.
(c) He is confused.
(d) He is angry.

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

5. Who is Hildy waiting for in the press room at the end of Act 2, Part 1?
(a) The sheriff.
(b) Burns.
(c) The courier.
(d) Williams.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Jennie ask the reporters at the end of Act 1, Part 3?

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

5. According to Hildy in Act 2, Part 1, what did the psychiatrist do during Williams's examination?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Hildy validate that he is leaving to the other reporters in Act 1, Part 3, and what is their reaction?

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

4. What is the similarity of the way Burns treats both Hildy and Williams in Act 2, Part 5?

5. What impression does Hildy make in relation to his general character at the beginning of Act 1, Part 3?

6. What is surprising about the way Burns reacts to being arrested in the beginning of Act 3, Part 3, and why do you think he reacts that way?

7. What is one example from Act 1, Part 2 of the way the authors are portraying reporters as selfish people with only one agenda?

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

9. What are the possible motives of Mollie's desperate act at the end of Act 2, Part 4, and what might they cause Hildy to think about at this point in the play?

10. Where did Hildy get the money from, and how does it lead to the discussion about the money the other reporters owe him in Act 1, Part 3?

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