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Newsies

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 13mins

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)

Joseph Hearst

b)

Joseph 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 Conlon

c)

Racetrack

d)

David

9.
Who is in charge of the refuge?
a)
Warden Snyder
b)
Warden Pulitzer
c)
Warden Wisely
d)
Warden Denton
10.
Who is the governor of New York in this movie?
a)
Joe Pulizter
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Brian Denton
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
11.
What is David's brother's name?
a)
Spot
b)
Francis
c)
Les
d)
Jack
12.
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
13.
What is Jack's nickname?
a)
Cowboy
b)
Racetrack
c)
Jacky
d)
Spot
14.
True or False: Crutchy is faking his injury.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
True or False: The movie "Newsies" is based on a true story.
a)
True
b)
False
16.

Which theme does NOT apply to the song "Carrying the Banner"?

a)

Determination and Ambition

b)

Teamwork and Unity

c)

Struggle and Survival

d)

Giving Up

17.

Fill in the blank: "Headlines don't sell papes, ___ sell papes."

a)
Pictures
b)
Reporters
c)
Newsies
d)
Articles
18.

How does Joseph 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

19.
How do the Newsies end up winning the strike?
a)
They didn't, they gave up
b)
Move to Brooklyn
c)
Storm Pulitzer's office
d)
Print their own paper
20.
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
21.

Pulitzer and Hearst raised the prices on newspapers from 50 cents to _ cents. 

a)
30
b)
40
c)
50
d)
60
22.

Where do Jack, David and Les hide after running away from Snyder the Spider?

a)

An Alleyway

b)

In a Theatre

c)

Underground

d)

On a Rooftop

23.

On the first day of selling newspapers, how did Les sell his brother's last paper?

a)

By pretending he was sick orphan boy

b)

By fainting

c)

By making up a headline

d)

By not giving the person change for their quarter

24.

Where is the printing press that Jack and Katherine use to print their Children Crusade newspaper?

a)

In Pulizer's Basement

b)

At the New York Times

c)

In the Garbage

d)

Under a Bridge

25.

"When the Newsies went on strike for better working conditions, Hearst offered to pay scabs two dollars instead of ten cents." A scab is

a)

A crusty coating that covers a cut

b)

A person who is willling to replace a worker who is on strike

c)

A person who marks a spot

d)

A person who is willing to earn money

26.

What is the name of the Newspaper, Joseph Pulitzer owns?

a)

The World

b)

New York Times

c)

The Journal

d)

The Banner

27.

What form of protest did the Newsies use to protest Pulitzer's decision to raise the price of newspapers?

a)

Strike

b)

March

c)

Sit-In

d)

Hunger Strike