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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. In Act 1, Part 4, how often does Mollie say she saw Williams between the shooting and the trial?

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

3. What kind of money does Hildy tell the reporters he will be making at his new job?

4. Where does Kruger say Williams was seen while reporting the story to his paper in Act 2, Part 1?

5. Where does Hildy want Peggy and Mrs. Grant to wait for him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. Who is Mollie and how is she treated by the reporters in the beginning of Act 1, Part 4?

4. What do the other reporters illustrate when they urge the sheriff to interrogate Hildy in the beginning of Act 3, Part 2, and how does it contrast with what Hildy is doing?

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

6. How does the final scene between Peggy, Hildy, and Burns tie in with the theme of the entire play, in particular, how it relates to Hildy's decision?

7. What do the senator's quotes at the end of Act 2, Part 2 say about his feelings towards the mayor, and how does the mayor respond?

8. Choose one reporter's account of the escape as an example and describe how it was relayed in Act 2, Part 1?

9. 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?

10. What does the conversation between Hildy and Peggy at the beginning of Act 2, Part 2 bring to light, and how do they relate to Hildy's inner struggle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What statement does the opening of the play make about reporters and the press in general? Use examples from the entire play to follow that statement and describe in detail if it changes or is reaffirmed.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

In Act 2, Part 3, The mayor and the sheriff discuss their situation and how to deal with Williams' escape.

1) Describe how the notion of blaming others is used by both the mayor and the sheriff, and what it is used to cover up.

2) Explain what using the "blame" tactic signals in a character. What type of person usually adopts it and why?

3) Analyze the idea of loyalty and how it comes into play in Act 2, Part 3 for the mayor and the sheriff.

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