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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 was supposed to play Plume in the play?

2. In Act Two: Scene 8, what does Duckling do when she sees that Brewer is dead?

3. What music is played as the play begins?

4. What is the name of Rose's brother in The Recruiting Officer?

5. What illness does Ketch say that the aborigines have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Clark end the rehearsal in Act Two: Scene 7?

2. What does Duckling say and do when Brewer dies?

3. What do Mary and Ketch say about the "savages" watching the play?

4. Why is Arscott not at the rehearsal in Act Two: Scene 5?

5. What happened when Tom Barret was hung?

6. How does the play begin?

7. What does Phillip say about humanity and about redeming Liz Morden?

8. In Act Two: Scene 9, what do Clark and Mary do at the end of the scene?

9. Why is it important to measure Liz for her hanging?

10. Who is brought to the rehearsal in Act Two: Scene 5, and why is one prisoner still in chains?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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