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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which two characters get into a fight in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) The slow collier and the pugnacious collier.
(b) The bargee and Crooked Joe.
(c) Sparky and Hurst.
(d) Musgrave and Walsh.

2. Where did the yellow-haired boy go off to?
(a) The war.
(b) The King's castle.
(c) Australia.
(d) America.

3. What does Musgrave's long speech remind the soldiers of?
(a) Their purpose.
(b) Their families.
(c) Their need for discipline.
(d) Their need for God.

4. What does Sparky sing a song about?
(a) Desertion.
(b) Love.
(c) The army.
(d) Mothers.

5. What do the Bargee and the two colliers mock?
(a) Military drills.
(b) Government officials.
(c) Religious ceremonies.
(d) War songs.

6. What does the Bargee whisper as Musgrave leaves?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Crazy.
(c) Trouble.
(d) Amen.

7. What kind of gun does the Bargee say he can get Walsh?
(a) A Gatling.
(b) A machine gun.
(c) A Winchester.
(d) A Magnum.

8. What does the Bargee say the weather is like in the north country?
(a) Grey and windy.
(b) Cold and bleak.
(c) Warm and cloudless.
(d) Rainy and freezing.

9. What does Sparky sing a song about?
(a) School days.
(b) Tree climbing.
(c) An extramarital affair.
(d) Work.

10. Where is Act 1. Scene 3 set?
(a) A churchyard.
(b) A fair.
(c) A courtyard.
(d) A hotel room.

11. Where does Act 2, Scene 1 take place?
(a) The churchyard.
(b) The pub.
(c) The courtyard.
(d) Musgrave's tent.

12. Who does Musgrave tell Mrs. Hitchcock not to mention to the other soldiers?
(a) Hicks.
(b) The Parson.
(c) The Mayor.
(d) Annie.

13. Who did Billy Hicks have a relationship with?
(a) Janey.
(b) Annie.
(c) Freda.
(d) Mrs. Hitchcock.

14. What does Attercliffe report to Musgrave?
(a) The gun is loaded.
(b) The women are ready.
(c) The crates are loaded.
(d) The soldiers are dressed.

15. What kind of song does Annie sing to Musgrave?
(a) A love song.
(b) A religious song.
(c) A war song.
(d) A mocking song.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Musgrave say Walsh has to do to see the truth?

2. What does Mrs. Hitchcock tell the soldiers about?

3. How does Walsh refer to his friends in the bar?

4. Why does Mrs. Hitchcock have to pour the drinks herself?

5. What do the colliers tell the soldiers is their business?

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