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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) Young and grimy.
(b) Dirty and middle aged.
(c) Old and smelly.
(d) Young and pretty.

2. What book does John Wisehammer say that his father found in a house he was clearing out?
(a) Johnson's dictionary M-Z.
(b) Candide.
(c) The Age of Reason.
(d) Johnson's dictionary A-L.

3. In Act One: Scene 9, who does Clark say were caught by the Patrols in the women's camp?
(a) 4 seamen and a boy.
(b) 3 seamen and a boy.
(c) 2 seamen.
(d) 5 seamen.

4. At the beginning of Scene 3, what are a group of men doing?
(a) Shooting birds.
(b) Shooting kangaroos.
(c) Building a fire.
(d) Building shelters.

5. Who does Phillip quote saying that they made the convicts the way they are?
(a) Montesquieu.
(b) Rousseau.
(c) Locke.
(d) Hobbes.

6. How old is the woman who stole a biscuit from Robert Sideway?
(a) 16.
(b) 82.
(c) 38.
(d) 21.

7. What are Harry and Duckling doing at the beginning of Act One: Scene 7?
(a) Preparing food.
(b) Tilling a garden.
(c) Planting a garden.
(d) Rowing.

8. What is Dabby Bryant doing at the Beginning of Act One: Scene 8?
(a) Walking back and forth.
(b) Eating.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Sitting on the ground.

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

10. When does the first convict ship land in Australia?
(a) January 20, 1788.
(b) February 9, 1788.
(c) March 3, 1788.
(d) April 30, 1788.

11. What names does Clark call his wife?
(a) Lydia or Louisa.
(b) Alicia or Betsey.
(c) Susan or Priscilla.
(d) Margaret or Maggie.

12. 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.

13. What crop is Lieutenant Clark growing that he thinks is being stolen?
(a) Turnips.
(b) Corn.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Carrots.

14. When Sideway lived in London, where would he begin his work?
(a) Kings Road.
(b) Abbey Road.
(c) Bond Street.
(d) Savile Row.

15. In Act One: Scene 7, what is the courthouse made of?
(a) Eucalyptus.
(b) Stucco.
(c) Brick.
(d) Oak.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sideway say that a pickpocket has taken in Act One: Scene 11?

2. How many men are present at the beginning of Scene 3?

3. How does an aborigine describe the first convict ship to land in Australia?

4. Who is playing Captain Plume?

5. What is Meg Long's nickname?

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