Newsie's Review
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- Q 1/13Score 0What figurative language technique was used at the beginning of the SCOPE Newsies play?29ImagryFlash forwardFlashbackAllusion
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- Q1What figurative language technique was used at the beginning of the SCOPE Newsies play?ImagryFlash forwardFlashbackAllusion30s
- Q2What is the setting where Newsies takes place?Brooklyn Zoo, Current TimeBrooklyn, New York 1899Brooklyn, New York 1930sBrooklyn, New York 1920s30s
- Q3Is Ani's character static (flat) or dynamic (round) and why?Flat.Flat. At first she does dodges (tricks), but then she stops.Round. At first she doesn't want to do "dodges" (tricks), but then she ends up doing them.Round. At first she does dodges (tricks), but then she stops.30s
- Q4What is the inciting force (main conflict) that begins the problem?All of the aboveThe price of news papers rise when the Newsies buy them.The headlines are boring and people don't want to buy the papers.The Newsies can't sell all of their papers and loose their own money.30s
- Q5What other conflicts can be found in Newsies?Man. vs. HimselfAll of the aboveMan vs. ManMan vs. Society30s
- Q6When was the conflict resolved?When Boots told Ani that the protest had spread to the Bronx and Long Island.When the Newsies went on strike.All of the above.When Mr. Hearst offered to buy back papers the kids couldn't sell.30s
- Q7What is another synonym for epilogue?ResolutionMonologueDialectDialogue30s
- Q8What impact did Newsies strike have on society?It allowed kids to go back to school.It started making people think about child labor laws.all of the aboveIt saved familes from being homeless.30s
- Q9Which correctly describe the play's text structure?All events happen in chronological order.It begins with a flashback, and then goes in chronological order.It begins with a flash forward, and then goes in chronological order.Events occur in reverse order.30s
- Q10The line, "Newsies swarm the wagon like ants on a frankfurter." What figurative language is this?An allusion to "The Ant and the Grasshopper."A metaphor conveying that a large number of Newsies rushed to the wagon to climb onto it.Personification conveying that the Newsies were annoying as ants.A simile conveying that a large number of Newsies rushed to the wagon to climb onto it.30s
- Q11In Scene 4, Ani attempts to cheat a customer. What was the main purpose of this scene?to convery that Ani has become desperate for moneyto reveal Ani's dark side.to present another point of view about the news strike.to show that Chubbs is a bad influence on Ani.30s
- Q12Why does Hearst compremise at the end of the play?He's worried about his public image.He realizes the hardships he's created for the children.The strike is costing him a lot of money.A new law forces him to change his policies.30s
- Q13Which of the following is the best theme for the play?There are strength in numbersLove and FriendshipThe big trickWhat goes around comes around30s
