Our Country's Good Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Timberlake Wertenbaker
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 123 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Our Country's Good Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Timberlake Wertenbaker
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 123 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much food does Dabby say that Mary had on board the ship thanks to her?

2. In Act One: Scene 5, what does Sideway steal from Ralph as they are talking?

3. At the beginning of Scene 3, what are a group of men doing?

4. How is Meg Long described in Act One: Scene 5?

5. In Scene 1, how many lashes does a convict receive?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do several of the leaders consider hanging Dorothy Handland, and why is she not hanged?

3. How does Sideway discuss himself and his life in London?

4. How did Harry Brewer save a woman whom he calls Duckling?

5. Why does Harry Brewer say that he could have been one of the convicts?

6. What did Wisehammer's father used to do, and what did his father find that particularly interested him?

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

8. What does Ketch tell Clark about leaving Ireland?

9. What news do Ross and Campbell bring in Act One, Scene 11?

10. What does Sideway complain about during the rehearsal in Act One: Scene 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the play and why is that incident the climax?

Essay Topic 2

It is decided that the play The Recruiting Officer will be performed in the colony. What is the purpose of putting on a play?

Essay Topic 3

Clark is given the job of directing a play using convicts as actors. Why are convicts chosen to be actors? Why does Clark struggle with auditions and assigning roles?

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