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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. In Act One: Scene 5, how many plays does Mary Brenham remember that she has seen?
(a) 3.
(b) None.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

2. In the script, it says that Captain Plume escaped from Germany, where does Ralph want to say that Plume escaped?
(a) Italy.
(b) France.
(c) Spain.
(d) America.

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

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

5. What play did Ralph Clark read on the ship?
(a) The Siege of Damascus.
(b) The Tragedy of Lady Jane Grey.
(c) Wexford Wells.
(d) The Imperial Captives.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are Harry and Duckling doing at the beginning of Act One: Scene 7?

3. How much time does Dabby say that they spent on the convict ship?

4. In Act One: Scene 6, who gives the final word that they the play can be produced?

5. What is Meg Long's nickname?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What part does Black Caesar say that he will play?

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

4. What does Wisehammer say about the word country?

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

6. What is Ralph Clark doing at the beginning of Act One: Scene 9?

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

8. What are the authorities doing at the beginning of Act One: Scene 6?

9. In Act One, Scene 3, what is a common punishment, and how does it affect the person being punished?

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

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