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Newsis

Last updated almost 5 years ago

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Question 1

1.

Where does the play take place?

Los Angeles

New York

Spain

England

Question 2

2.

Who are the "newsis" in the play?

kids who sell newspapers

managers who hand out newspapers

drivers who deliver newspapers

men who own newspaper companies

Question 3

3.

Which sentence from the play shows why the newsies went on strike?

“We’ll force the newspaper owners to lower our price back to 50 cents.”

“People don’t care when the big news is a cat up a tree.”

“They throw papers over the side of the bridge.”

“Rose and Boots enter a room packed with newsies.”

Question 4

4.

Who is William Randolph Hearst in the play? Choose TWO answers.

a homeless kid

the driver of the wagon

a powerful man

the owner of the Journal

Question 5

5.

Read this sentence from the play: “Traffic is at a standstill.” What does the word standstill mean in this sentence?

all-time high

bridge in the road

complete stop

sharp turn

Question 6

6.

What does the Epilogue tell about?

life before TV and cell phones

why newsies needed jobs

how people used to sell papers

what happened after the strike

Question 7

7.

Why do you think William Randolph Hearst offers a compromise to the newsies? Use evidence from the story to support your answer.

Question 8

8.

How did the strike change things for the newsies? How did it help change things for other people?