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WorksheetsNewsies Broadway Musical
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where and when does "Newsies" take place?
a)
New York City, 1899
b)
New Jersey, 1899
c)
New York City, 1889
d)
Brooklyn, 1889
2.
What is the main character's real name?
a)
Jack Kelly
b)
Francis Sullivan
c)
Joe Pulitzer
d)
Francis Hearst
3.
What is David's sister's name?
a)
Susan
b)
Sharon
c)
Sally
d)
Sarah
4.
Where does Jack dream of going?
a)
Santa Cruz
b)
San Antonio
c)
Santa Fe
d)
San Francisco
5.
Who owns the newspaper the Newsies work for?
a)
Joe Hearst
b)
Joe Pulitzer
c)
William Hearst
d)
Frank Pulitzer
6.
What is the jail for children called?
a)
The Refuge
b)
Juvenile Detention Center
c)
The Jail
d)
The Orphanage
7.
What is the name of the reporter who helps the Newsies?
a)
William Randolph Hearst
b)
Joe Pulitzer
c)
Brian Denton
d)
Francis Sullivan
8.
Who was the leader of the Brooklyn paper boys?
a)
Crutchy
b)
Spot Collins
c)
Racetrack
d)
Cowboy
9.
Who is in charge of the refuge?
a)
Warden Snyder
b)
Warden Pulitzer
c)
Warden Wisely
d)
Warden Denton
10.
True or False: Jack's parents are out west looking for a place to live and waiting for Jack to join them.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
What is Jack's nickname?
a)
Cowboy
b)
Racetrack
c)
Jacky
d)
Spot
12.
True or False: Crutchy is faking his injury.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
True or False: The movie "Newsies" is based on a true story.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
What does the song "Carrying the Banner" refer to?
a)
Going on Strike
b)
Sticking together
c)
Standing up for what you believe in
d)
Selling newspapers
15.
How does Joe Pulitzer decide to make more money?
a)
By raising the price of the papers
b)
By selling the papers for more money
c)
By printing more newspapers
d)
By buying out the other newspapers in New York
16.
On the first day of selling newspapers, how did Les make a quarter?
a)
By pretending he was sick
b)
By taking a sip of an adult beverage
c)
By making up a headline
d)
By not giving the person change for their quarter
17.
The Newsboys were made up of mostly poor __________ and _________.
a)
boys, girls
b)
orphans, runaways
c)
children, teenagers
d)
men, women
18.
Pulitzer and Hearst raised the prices on newspapers from 50 cents to ______ cents.
a)
30
b)
40
c)
50
d)
60
19.
What happens for the newsies on days when the newspapers have exciting headlines?
a)
They charge customers more for each newspaper
b)
They charge customers less for each newspaper
c)
They sell a lot of newspapers.
d)
They sell very few newspapers.
20.
What type of figurative language is... "Wooo! Woooo! Yeah! "
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
onomatoepia
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