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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who is Liz Morden playing?
(a) Rose.
(b) Silvia.
(c) Melinda.
(d) Lucy.

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

5. How late will John Arscott be for the play rehearsal in Act One: Scene 11?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) An hour.
(c) Half an hour.
(d) 10 minutes.

6. Where does the first convict ship land in Australia?
(a) Discovery Bay.
(b) Apollo Bay.
(c) Botany Bay.
(d) Half Moon Bay.

7. What officers arrive in Act One: Scene 11 during the play rehearsal?
(a) Campbell and Johnson.
(b) Phillip and Tench.
(c) Johnston and Dawes.
(d) Ross and Campbell.

8. What is Lieutenant Clark growing on his island?
(a) Pineapple trees.
(b) Orange trees.
(c) Mango trees.
(d) Papaya trees.

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

10. In Act One: Scene 8, who comes when Liz and Dabby are fighting?
(a) John Arscott.
(b) Robert Sideway.
(c) Ketch.
(d) Clark.

11. What does an aborigine call the first convict ship to land in Australia?
(a) Danger.
(b) Nightmare.
(c) Beast.
(d) Dream.

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

13. Who come to see Ralph in Act One: Scene 5 regarding being in the play?
(a) Meg Long and Mary Brenham.
(b) Will Dawes and Duckling Smith.
(c) John Arscott and Liz Morden.
(d) Dabby Bryant and Mary Brenham.

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

15. Where does Mary have a tattoo?
(a) Inner thigh.
(b) Upper arm.
(c) Chest.
(d) Back.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Phillip quote saying that they made the convicts the way they are?

2. Who is the new community named after?

3. Where does Sideway say the glory of his day was when he lived in London?

4. What bird does Collins see in Scene 3?

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

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