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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 does Campbell make remove his shirt in Act Two: Scene 5?

2. What does Wisehammer want to become in Act Two: Scene 11?

3. What music is played as the play begins?

4. What do Mary and Ralph do at the end of Act Two: Scene 9?

5. In Act Two: Scene 7, what has Clark ordered for Mary to wear in the play?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Brewer want Ketch to do in Act Two: Scene 6, and why is Liz not cooperating?

2. What does Duckling say and do when Brewer is ill?

3. How did Liz become a criminal?

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

5. In Act Two: Scene 5, why does everyone struggle to go on with the rehearsal after Campbell leaves?

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

7. What can Arscott forget when he is rehearsing in the play?

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

9. What does Caesar say about escaping and dying?

10. What advice does Wisehammer give Mary during a rehearsal in Act Two: Scene 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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