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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who meets at the bottom of an old barge?
(a) Paris and his wife.
(b) Sarah and Erasmus.
(c) Members of the play's cast.
(d) Members of the crew.

2. Who announces that someone new will be directing the play?
(a) Paris.
(b) Erasmus.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Charles.

3. Who thanks the gods in Book One, Part Four?
(a) Calley.
(b) Thurso.
(c) Kemp.
(d) Wolpert.

4. Who reveals her interest in Erasmus?
(a) Mrs. Adams.
(b) Mrs. Wolpert.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Ms. Kemp.

5. Who has severe seasickness?
(a) Saul Thurso.
(b) Daniel Calley.
(c) Luther Sawdust.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Thurso decide to have flogged?

2. What do Thurso and Barton plan to do when they reach shore?

3. Who hires a private investigator in Book One, Part Three?

4. Who trails behind Erasmus and Sarah as they go for a walk?

5. How old was Erasmus when Paris removed him from the dam?

Short Essay Questions

1. What significance does the mantra "when we are married" have in Book One, Part Four?

2. Why was Paris imprisoned?

3. What does Erasmus see in town after he gets lost?

4. What do we learn about Paris' wife in Book One, Part One?

5. How do readers discover how Sarah feels about Erasmus?

6. Why is the title of the play rehearsed on the Wolpert property appropriate?

7. What does Erasmus compare to cattle in Book One, Part Four?

8. Why does Erasmus dislike Henry Adams?

9. Is Erasmus allowed to propose to Sarah? What happens afterward?

10. Why is Kemp so motivated to convince Paris to go aboard the Ship?

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