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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, what did Mary say at her trial?

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

3. In Act Two: Scene 8, what will Duckling never imagine again if Brewer lives?

4. Who is making Ketch do something at the beginning of Act Two: Scene 6?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the aborigine thinking at the beginning of Act Two: Scene 11?

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

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

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

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

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

7. How did Liz become a criminal?

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

9. What does Caesar say about escaping and dying?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Convicts can be flogged or hanged for crimes like stealing food. Is flogging an inhumane punishment? How do officers like Ross humiliate prisoners? Are the convicts treated inhumanely?

Essay Topic 2

Some actors play two parts in The Recruiting Officer. Why do some characters have to play dual roles in The Recruiting Officer? Why do Clark and others believe that the audience will easily understand when characters are playing two parts?

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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