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

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

3. Who comes and sits with Dabby and Mary in Act One: Scene 8?
(a) Duckling Smith.
(b) Liz Morden.
(c) Meg Long.
(d) Esther Abrahams.

4. Where did Dabby Bryant grow up?
(a) Cheshire.
(b) Bedford.
(c) Devon.
(d) Blackpool.

5. How many miles have the men in Scene 3 traveled?
(a) 9,000.
(b) 17,000.
(c) 15,000.
(d) 11,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What play did Ralph Clark read on the ship?

2. How old is the woman who stole a biscuit from Robert Sideway?

3. How is Meg Long described in Act One: Scene 5?

4. What is Mary doing at the beginning of Act One: Scene 10?

5. What is Lieutenant Clark growing on his island?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Act One: Scene 8, what is Dabby thinking about?

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Clark introduce the actors, and how does Dabby feel about introductions?

7. What does Ketch tell Clark about leaving Ireland?

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

9. What does the Reverend Johnson say about producting the play?

10. What does Duckling want from Harry in Act One: Scene 7?

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