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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. Who is playing Captain Plume?

2. In Scene 3, how many convicts are found guilty of stealing from the colony's stores?

3. When was a sailor killed and Ketch was one of the men arrested for the man's death?

4. Where does the first scene between Melinda and Silvia take place?

5. What did Harry Brewer used to be?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who is Mary Brenham?

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

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

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

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

10. In Act One, Scene 3, what is a common punishment, and how does it affect the person being punished?

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

It is decided that the play The Recruiting Officer will be performed in the colony. What is the purpose of putting on a play?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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