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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act 1, Part 1, what does Schwartz tell McCue is the reason that Hildy quit?
(a) He was unhappy with his job.
(b) He left town.
(c) He is getting married.
(d) He accepted a better job.

2. What technique do the playwrights use to illustrate Hildy's character in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) The use of money to represent character.
(b) The metaphor referred to in his speech.
(c) Definition by contrast.
(d) Analogy of fire.

3. What is Kruger, the reporter, doing at the beginning of Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Talking with other reporters.
(b) Strumming a ukulele and singing.
(c) Talking on the phone.
(d) Strumming a banjo and singing.

4. Why does Williams think the Mayor and city are trying to hang him?
(a) Because he did not vote for the Mayor.
(b) Because he didn't have enough money to pay a traffic ticket.
(c) Because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
(d) Because he is a radical.

5. The Front Page is set in the press room of which Chicago building?
(a) The Chicago Sun Times.
(b) The Criminal Courts Building.
(c) City Hall.
(d) The Chicago Police Department.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What comment do the reporters make about Hildy's appearance in Act 1, Part 3?

3. Who did Williams tell he was innocent, according to Woodenshoe?

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

5. What do the reporters tease Diamond Louie about in Act 1, Part 2?

(see the answer key)

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