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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells the Parson the soldiers have arrived?
(a) Musgrave.
(b) Mrs. Hitchcock.
(c) The Bargee.
(d) Annie.

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

3. What instrument announces the soldiers' arrival?
(a) A trumpet.
(b) A drum.
(c) A trombone.
(d) A gong.

4. What does Hurst remind Musgrave?
(a) They are men.
(b) They are soldiers.
(c) They have no money.
(d) They are on the run.

5. What does Attercliffe tell Musgrave they have a right to know?
(a) When they can go back to their families.
(b) When their leave ends.
(c) How much food they have left.
(d) What he has planned.

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

7. Where do the soldiers put all their things?
(a) In the shed.
(b) In the barn.
(c) In the coach house.
(d) In the back room.

8. What reason does Annie give Hurst for coming?
(a) So they will both be warm.
(b) So they can wake up the neighborhood.
(c) So they make Sparky jealous.
(d) So they can have fun.

9. 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.

10. What is the main industry in the part of the country the soldiers are visiting?
(a) Diamond mining.
(b) Steel mining.
(c) Coal mining.
(d) Gold mining.

11. How does Walsh refer to his friends in the bar?
(a) Workers.
(b) Comrades.
(c) Brothers.
(d) Citizens.

12. Where does Musgrave say his power comes from?
(a) Love.
(b) Himself.
(c) The people.
(d) God.

13. What does Mrs. Hitchcock say the men on strike are destroying?
(a) Tourism and women.
(b) The town's and her own reputation.
(c) Business and the town.
(d) Children and families.

14. Where do Sparky, Hurst and Attercliffe wait?
(a) The moat.
(b) The harbor.
(c) The Wharf.
(d) The bar.

15. Who does Mrs. Hitchcock ask to pour the Bargee's drink?
(a) Daisy.
(b) Toni.
(c) Franny.
(d) Annie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Musgrave invite the colliers?

2. What does Musgrave want to purify the town of?

3. What does Musgrave order his soldiers to do?

4. Who does Musgrave say the soldiers have come to expose?

5. What does Sparky sing a song about?

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