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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why do the other reporters not believe that Hildy has actually quit when they hear the news in Act 1, Part 1?
2. Who tells the sheriff that Hildy has quit the paper in Act 1, Part 4?
3. In Act 1, Part 4, how often does Mollie say she saw Williams between the shooting and the trial?
4. How do the reporters act when Jennie enters in Act 1, Part 3?
5. The Front Page is set in the press room of which Chicago building?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. 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?
3. How does Burns deal with Bensinger in Act 3, Part 1, and what parallel can be drawn between that and another character in the book?
4. How does Hildy deal with the sheriff and what tactic does he use that the sheriff interestingly responds to in Act 1, Part 4?
5. What does the way Williams escapes from jail reveal about the sheriff, and what is the sheriff's response to it in Act 2, Part 2 tell us about his character?
6. What joke does Hildy have at McCue's expense when the two cross paths in Act 2, Part 1?
7. What does Louie report to Burns in Act 3, Part 1, and why is the response of the characters significant?
8. What are the mayor's orders to the sheriff about Williams at the end of Act 2, Part 3, and what influences them?
9. What does Hildy's speech reveal about his feelings towards the newspaper business, and what event in Act 1, Part 3 somewhat contradicts it?
10. How does Mollie react to the reporters and what does Murphy do to cause her to leave in Act 1, Part 4?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do you think the Roaring Twenties was an effective setting for The Front Page? Describe what elements of the play would be different if it took place today. What advantages do the Twenties give the story as far as the plot is concerned? Were the characters more believable? How would they change in current times?
Essay Topic 2
In Act 2, Part 2, Mrs. Grant is introduced as Peggy's mother. Follow her character through the play and describe three events that she affected. Also, explain what her primary role as a character was and why her relationship to Peggy and Hildy allowed her to fulfill it.
Essay Topic 3
Examine the interaction between Mollie and the reporters in Act 1, Part 4. How is her character introduced? Do the authors make it clear from the beginning that she will be integral to the plot? What does Mollie say about Williams and the shooting and why is that significant. What do the reporters reveal about themselves by the way they interact with Mollie?
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