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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act Two: Scenes 8-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who offers to marry Mary in Act Two: Scene 7?
(a) Sideway.
(b) Clark.
(c) Wisehammer.
(d) Arscott.

2. Where did Dabby Bryant grow up?
(a) Devon.
(b) Cheshire.
(c) Bedford.
(d) Blackpool.

3. What does Phillip say that a slave boy can learn in Act Two: Scene 2?
(a) Astronomy.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Science.

4. What was Phillip doing when he was asked to become governor of the penal colony?
(a) Serving as an actuary.
(b) Farming.
(c) Teaching.
(d) Serving as a magistrate.

5. In Act Two: Scene 2, how many lashes has John Arscott been given for trying to escape?
(a) 75.
(b) 100.
(c) 200.
(d) 150.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act One: Scene 8, who comes when Liz and Dabby are fighting?

2. How old was Mary Brenham when she quit school?

3. What pickpocket got Liz in trouble and accused her of being a pickpocket?

4. In the Prologue of The Recruiting Officer, what woman is mentioned?

5. In Act Two: Scene 7, what has Clark ordered for Mary to wear in the play?

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