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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. At the beginning of Scene 3, what are a group of men doing?

2. What type of a play is The Recruiting Officer?

3. How is Meg Long described in Act One: Scene 5?

4. How much will Sylvia inherit a year when her brother dies in the play The Recruiting Officer?

5. How does The Recruiting Officer end?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who is Mary Brenham?

6. In Act One: Scene 8, what is Dabby thinking about?

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

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

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

10. What does Ketch tell Clark about leaving Ireland?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Some officers feel that putting on a play is a waste of time. What are the pros and cons of performing the play?

Essay Topic 2

Ketch is accused and sentenced for the murder of a sailor. What were the circumstances surrounding the death of the sailor? Where was Ketch when the sailor was killed? Did Ketch receive justice?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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