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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. How many lashes does it take to lay bare a man's shoulder blades?
(a) 75.
(b) 100.
(c) 50.
(d) 90.

2. Where has Silvia been on retreat in the scene that is rehearsed in Act One: Scene 11?
(a) Shrewsbury.
(b) Hereford.
(c) Winchester.
(d) Oakham.

3. What bird does Collins see in Scene 3?
(a) Heron.
(b) Owl.
(c) Corella.
(d) Kingfisher.

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

5. How many lashes has John Arscott been sentenced to for assault?
(a) 125.
(b) 150.
(c) 90.
(d) 100.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clark read until midnight in Act One: Scene 9?

2. What is Meg Long's nickname?

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

4. What officers arrive in Act One: Scene 11 during the play rehearsal?

5. How many men run away in Act One: Scene 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is for and against the play, and who has the final word about whether to allow the performance?

4. What does Dawes think he would prefer to do instead of watching a play?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How is it discovered that Liz Morden cannot read?

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