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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. What bird does Collins see in Scene 3?

2. Who is playing Captain Plume?

3. How many parts does Ralph say there are for women in the play?

4. What names does Clark call his wife?

5. Who wanted Liz Morden to be in the play?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What will Sylvia in the play inherit?

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

7. What did Wisehammer's father used to do, and what did his father find that particularly interested him?

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

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

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

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

Convicts were transported to Australia to serve their time. For what type of crimes were convicts in the play hanged or sentenced to exile? Were the convicts given fair trials?

Essay Topic 3

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood of Our Country’s Good, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections?

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