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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Meg Long described in Act One: Scene 5?
(a) Old and smelly.
(b) Young and grimy.
(c) Dirty and middle aged.
(d) Young and pretty.

2. Where has Silvia been on retreat in the scene that is rehearsed in Act One: Scene 11?
(a) Hereford.
(b) Oakham.
(c) Shrewsbury.
(d) Winchester.

3. In the play, where does Silvia say they had cold air from when they were at boarding school?
(a) Welsh mountains.
(b) English Channel.
(c) Dartmour.
(d) Cumbrian Mountains.

4. What type of a play is The Recruiting Officer?
(a) Comedy.
(b) Historical.
(c) Tragedy.
(d) Musical.

5. In Act One: Scene 7, what does Duckling accuse Brewer of doing to her all the time?
(a) Mistreating.
(b) Following.
(c) Watching.
(d) Confining.

6. Who comes and sits with Dabby and Mary in Act One: Scene 8?
(a) Duckling Smith.
(b) Esther Abrahams.
(c) Liz Morden.
(d) Meg Long.

7. How much time does Dabby say that they spent on the convict ship?
(a) 8 months and 1 week.
(b) 10 months and 2 weeks.
(c) 9 months and 3 weeks.
(d) 7 months and 3 1/2 weeks.

8. In Act One: Scene 7, where is Harry Brewer rowing Duckling?
(a) Clark's Island.
(b) Watkin's Island.
(c) Ralph's Island.
(d) Tench's Island.

9. How much food does Dabby say that Mary had on board the ship thanks to her?
(a) 4 pounds of beef a week and 1 extra pound of cheese.
(b) 2 pounds of beef a week and 3 extra pounds of cheese.
(c) 1 pound of beef a week and 4 extra pounds of cheese.
(d) 3 pounds of beef a week and 2 extra pounds of cheese.

10. When was a sailor killed and Ketch was one of the men arrested for the man's death?
(a) May 23.
(b) May 18.
(c) May 4.
(d) May 30.

11. How many parts does Ralph say there are for women in the play?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

12. How many men run away in Act One: Scene 11?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

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

14. How many men are present at the beginning of Scene 3?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

15. What women does Brewer allow Duckling to speak to in Act One: Scene 7?
(a) Meg Long and Esther Abrahams.
(b) Mary Brenham and Liz Morden.
(c) Liz Morden and Meg Long.
(d) Esther Abrahams and Mary Brenham.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Liz Morden playing?

2. Where does Dabby say that Liz Morden lives chained up?

3. According to Phillip, who believed that it was a citizen's duty to watch a play?

4. What is Captain Collins going to write about?

5. Where does the first convict ship land in Australia?

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