Act 1, Scene 5

Question 1

Newsies convene

Answer 1

Them fire sirens kept me awake all night.

Question 2

Sirens is like lullabyes to me. The louder they wail the better the headline. And the better the head line, the better I eat. And the better I eat…

Answer 2

…the further away from you I sleep

Question 3

Morning, everybody. Sorry we’re late. We had to help our mom with something.

Answer 3

They got a mudder? I was gonna get me one.

Question 4

Traded her for a box of cigars.

Answer 4

They was Coronas!

Question 5

A mudder and a fodder.

Answer 5

Ain’t we the hoi polloi?

Question 6

They can’t just do that, can they?

Answer 6

Why not? It’s their paper.

Question 7

Hey, Jack, you still thinkin’?

Answer 7

Sure he is. Can’t you smell smoke?

Question 8

Must’a left it in my other pants

Answer 8

What’s a statement of purpose?

Question 9

Wouldn’t a strike be more effective if someone in charge knew about it?

Answer 9

It would be a pleasure to tell weasel myself.