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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 prisoner remains in chains in Act Two: Scene 5?
(a) Liz.
(b) Caesar.
(c) Ketch.
(d) Wisehammer.

2. How many brothers does Liz have?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

3. What type of tree does Ketch think he will need to use for Liz?
(a) Fig.
(b) Black Palm.
(c) Eucalyptus.
(d) Baobab.

4. What will Duckling answer if Brewer lives in Act Two: Scene 8?
(a) Queries.
(b) Inquiries.
(c) Interrogations.
(d) Questions.

5. In Act Two: Scene 11, what vision does Dabby have?
(a) A successful play and her returning to Devon.
(b) Herself returning to England.
(c) Mary doing a wonderful job in the play.
(d) The convicts getting a standing ovation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who makes Liz stand in Act Two: Scene 6?

2. How many convicts are in the colony?

3. Who does Mary wonder if they are coming to see the play?

4. Where does Dabby want to grow old?

5. In the Prologue of The Recruiting Officer, what woman is mentioned?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conversation do Mary and Clark have before the play begins?

2. What evidence is there that Liz stole the food?

3. Who is brought to the rehearsal in Act Two: Scene 5, and why is one prisoner still in chains?

4. What does Phillip say about humanity and about redeming Liz Morden?

5. In Act Two: Scene 9, what is Mary doing alone on the beach?

6. Why does Brewer want Ketch to do in Act Two: Scene 6, and why is Liz not cooperating?

7. In Act Two: Scene 9, what do Clark and Mary do at the end of the scene?

8. Who comes to join Mary on the beach and what happens in Act Two: Scene 9?

9. Why is Arscott not at the rehearsal in Act Two: Scene 5?

10. What does Wisehammer want to do after the play?

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