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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. In Act Two: Scene 9, who joins Mary?

2. In Act Two: Scene 7, how long have the convicts and Clark been rehearsing the play?

3. In Act Two: Scene 6, what does Ketch have to do?

4. In Act Two: Scene 9, what does Clark call Mary when he asks her to share his bed?

5. Who come to visit the prisoners in Act Two: Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Wisehammer want to do after the play?

2. What vision does Dabby have when the convicts practice their bow in Act Two: Scene 11?

3. What does Phillip say that Socrates demonstrated about a slave boy?

4. In Act Two: Scene 9, what is Mary doing alone on the beach?

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

6. What does Sideway want to do after the play?

7. What rations do prisoners and soldiers receive, and how does Ross feel about that?

8. What happened when Tom Barret was hung?

9. What conversation do Mary and Clark have before the play begins?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Phillip has promoted the play because he believes it will help the convicts change their lives. How does Phillip believe that the theater will help the convicts become better people and better citizens? Does the play transform the lives of the convicts?

Essay Topic 2

Allusions are figures of speech used when an author mentions a person, place, or thing, but does not provide background information about the person, place, or thing. What are some allusions that the author uses in the book? Is research required to understand the allusions the author makes? Does the use of allusions make understanding what is happening difficult?

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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