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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. In the play, where does Silvia say they had cold air from when they were at boarding school?

2. Where does the first convict ship land in Australia?

3. Who is Liz Morden playing?

4. Who is playing Captain Plume?

5. How many lashes does it take to lay bare a man's shoulder blades?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What discussion is there about Duckling playing Liz Morden's maid?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the play and why is that incident the climax?

Essay Topic 2

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal, meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

Essay Topic 3

Some actors play two parts in The Recruiting Officer. Why do some characters have to play dual roles in The Recruiting Officer? Why do Clark and others believe that the audience will easily understand when characters are playing two parts?

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