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

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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 - Medium

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 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What language does Black Casesar speak?
(a) Malagasy.
(b) Creole.
(c) French.
(d) Italian.

2. What did Sideway used to buy from market traders in London?
(a) Cheese.
(b) Rye bread.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Mince pie.

3. Who says that Mary Brenham can read and write?
(a) Dabby Bryant.
(b) Governor Phillip.
(c) Reverend Johnson.
(d) Judige Collins.

4. How much will Sylvia inherit a year when her brother dies in the play The Recruiting Officer?
(a) 1,200 pounds.
(b) 800 pounds.
(c) 1,110 pounds.
(d) 750 pounds.

5. At the beginning of Act One: Scene 10, what is John Wisehammer doing?
(a) Carrying wood.
(b) Gardening.
(c) Digging.
(d) Carrying bricks.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does John Wisehammer want to remember in Scene 1?

4. In Act One: Scene 5, how many plays does Mary Brenham remember that she has seen?

5. What is the name of Ralph Clark's love?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Act One: Scene 3, why is there a discussion about hanging some of the convicts?

2. What are Mary Brenham and John Wisehammer doing at the beginning of Act One: Scene 10?

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

4. Who is Mary Brenham?

5. In Act 1: Scene 9, what does Ketch want?

6. Can Dabby Bryant read, and how does that affect her getting a part in the play?

7. Where does Act One: Scene 1, take place?

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

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

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

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