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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Black Caesar from?

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

3. Where did Dabby Bryant grow up?

4. Where does Sideway say the glory of his day was when he lived in London?

5. What is Meg Long's nickname?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What will Sylvia in the play inherit?

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

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

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

6. Who are the men who stole from the ship's stores?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The setting or settings in a play are where the action takes place. Do the settings in the play serve as a backdrop to characters or do they almost take on the role of a character? How do the settings evoke feelings or set the tone in the play?

Essay Topic 2

Clark is given the job of directing a play using convicts as actors. Why are convicts chosen to be actors? Why does Clark struggle with auditions and assigning roles?

Essay Topic 3

Liz was seen with Kable before the food was stolen. What evidence was there that Liz had stolen the evidence? Why is the evidence flimsy? Was Liz convicted because of guilt-by-association?

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