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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where other than Australia do Eucalyptus trees grow, according to Harry Brewer?
(a) Africa.
(b) South America.
(c) India.
(d) Nowhere.

2. What was Sideway?
(a) Gambler.
(b) Pickpocket.
(c) Poacher.
(d) Pyromaniac.

3. What is the name of Ralph Clark's love?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Lydia.
(c) Alicia.
(d) Catherine.

4. Who does Ralph want Mary to play in The Recruiting Officer?
(a) Sylvia.
(b) Rose.
(c) Melinda.
(d) Lucvy.

5. What is happening to Robert Sidway in Scene 1?
(a) His head is shaved.
(b) He is flogged.
(c) He is scrubbing the deck.
(d) He is tied to the mast.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act One: Scene 5, where did Sideway used to like to be at dawn in London?

2. Where is Black Caesar from?

3. What is Meg Long's nickname?

4. In Act One: Scene 7, what does Duckling accuse Brewer of doing to her all the time?

5. In Scene 1, where is the ship headed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Clark introduce the actors, and how does Dabby feel about introductions?

2. What do Hary and Duckling see of the town when they go rowing in Act One: Scene 7?

3. What is the name of the new community, and why is that name chosen?

4. Who are the men who stole from the ship's stores?

5. Can Dabby Bryant read, and how does that affect her getting a part in the play?

6. In Act One: Scene 3, why is there a discussion about hanging some of the convicts?

7. How does an aborigine describe the arrival of the first convict fleet in Botany Bay on January 20, 1788?

8. What are Mary Brenham and John Wisehammer doing at the beginning of Act One: Scene 10?

9. What does Dawes think he would prefer to do instead of watching a play?

10. What discussion is there about Duckling playing Liz Morden's maid?

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