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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 crop is Lieutenant Clark growing that he thinks is being stolen?

2. Where does Dabby say that Liz Morden lives chained up?

3. In Act One: Scene 5, how many plays does Mary Brenham remember that she has seen?

4. In Scene 1, how many lashes does a convict receive?

5. What book does John Wisehammer say that his father found in a house he was clearing out?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Act 1: Scene 9, what does Ketch want?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What news do Ross and Campbell bring in Act One, Scene 11?

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

None of the convicts have acting experience. What type of character is Mary to play in The Recruiting Officer? Why does Mary think that she cannot play the role of Silvia?

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

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