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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Mayor say they will try if his idea fails?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Violence.
(c) The government.
(d) Patrols.

2. What does Sparky invite Annie for?
(a) A spoon.
(b) Prayers.
(c) A ride.
(d) A walk.

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

4. What does the Parson presume the soldiers are there to do?
(a) Break the strike.
(b) Protect the town.
(c) Marry.
(d) Have fun.

5. Who are the characters waiting for?
(a) White Frank Davies.
(b) Red Tom Regan.
(c) Black Jack Musgrave.
(d) Purple Pete Pants.

6. Where does Musgrave invite the colliers?
(a) The army barracks.
(b) The church.
(c) Sparky's restaurant.
(d) Mrs. Hitchcock's bar.

7. What do Hurst and Attercliffe play as they wait?
(a) Roulette.
(b) Cards.
(c) Pool.
(d) Billiards.

8. What does Sparky sing a song about?
(a) Girls.
(b) War.
(c) Army life.
(d) Drinking.

9. In what does Mrs. Hitchcock try to convince the parson to intervene?
(a) The shop keeper's strike.
(b) The argument with the butcher.
(c) The coal miner's strike.
(d) The argument with the baker.

10. Who arrives to take the soldiers' crates up the canal?
(a) The bargee.
(b) The captain.
(c) The ferryman.
(d) The second mate.

11. Who does the Bargee say is in town?
(a) Dirty Joe.
(b) Jake Scar.
(c) One-eyed Jake.
(d) Crooked Joe.

12. What does Musgrave insist he and Walsh are?
(a) Animals.
(b) Friends.
(c) Enemies.
(d) Brothers.

13. Who tells Bargee to calm down?
(a) Musgrave.
(b) Sparky.
(c) Attercliffe.
(d) Hurst.

14. What does Annie say soldiers are good for dropping into?
(a) Ditches.
(b) The sea.
(c) Trenches.
(d) Graves.

15. What does Annie say soldiers are good for?
(a) Fun.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Love.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Bargee say the weather is like in the north country?

2. What does Musgrave tell his soldiers they all are?

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

4. What instrument does the Bargee play?

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

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