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

2. Where was Sideway born and bred?
(a) Wandsworth.
(b) Bexley.
(c) Bermondsey.
(d) Southwark.

3. According to Phillip, who believed that it was a citizen's duty to watch a play?
(a) Spartans.
(b) Athenians.
(c) Greeks.
(d) Romans.

4. Where does Sideway say the glory of his day was when he lived in London?
(a) Carnaby Street.
(b) Jermyn Street.
(c) Brick Lane.
(d) Drury Lane.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many miles have the men in Scene 3 traveled?

2. In Scene 3, how many convicts are found guilty of stealing from the colony's stores?

3. In Act One: Scene 8, who comes when Liz and Dabby are fighting?

4. Who is playing Captain Plume?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Wisehammer say about the word country?

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

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

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

5. What do Hary and Duckling see of the town when they go rowing in Act One: Scene 7?

6. What does Ketch tell Clark about leaving Ireland?

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

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

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

10. What will Sylvia in the play inherit?

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