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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is discovered to be struggling financially in Book One, Part Four?
(a) Mr. Kemp.
(b) Mr. Calley.
(c) Mr. Wolpert.
(d) Mr. Daniels.

2. Why does Erasmus get lost in town after rehearsing for the play?
(a) He avoids a fight.
(b) He is lovesick.
(c) He is drunk.
(d) He is sleepy.

3. How old is Luther Sawdust?
(a) He is a teenager.
(b) He is in his twenties.
(c) He is elderly.
(d) He is middle-aged.

4. What is the name of the play rehearsed in this story?
(a) The Enchanted Island.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) Romeo and Juliet.
(d) A Midsummer Night's Dream.

5. Who is the last man added to the Ship's crew?
(a) Driver.
(b) Calley.
(c) Thurston.
(d) Deakin.

6. Whose conflict is the cast of the play discussing in Book One, Part Four?
(a) Adams' and Erasmus'.
(b) Bailey's and Aubrey's.
(c) Kemp's and Paris'.
(d) Sarah's and Erasmus'.

7. Who takes possible slaves aboard the ship?
(a) Thurso.
(b) Kemp.
(c) King Henry Cook.
(d) Adams.

8. What was Sawdust's father's profession?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Writer.
(c) Captain.
(d) Lawyer.

9. What is the name of the play's new director?
(a) Lawrence Carter.
(b) David Williamson.
(c) John Gibbons.
(d) Henry Adams.

10. Who does Erasmus confront in Book One, Part Four?
(a) Adams.
(b) Thurso.
(c) Kemp.
(d) Wolpert.

11. Who asks Paris to be part of the ship's crew?
(a) Mr. Thurso.
(b) Mr. Wolpert.
(c) Mr. Paris.
(d) Mr. Kemp.

12. How many workers are killed on the Ship while it is being built?
(a) None.
(b) Seven..
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

13. Who seems satisfied by the deaths that take place on the Ship in Book One, Part One?
(a) Erasmus.
(b) Paris.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Thurso.

14. Which part in the play does Erasmus take?
(a) Macbeth.
(b) Romeo.
(c) Ferdinand.
(d) Hamlet.

15. Who finds a surgeon on board the ship unnecessary?
(a) Thurso.
(b) Paris.
(c) Wolpert.
(d) Kemp.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the final destination of the ship?

2. Who does the cast not seem to like much?

3. Who does Erasmus say that he is going to the Wolpert home to see?

4. Which weapon is presented in Book One, Part Two, Chapter 14?

5. What are the men aboard the ship preparing for in Book One, Part Four?

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