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

2. What does the Bargee say the soldiers have come to do?
(a) Protect the town.
(b) Recruit.
(c) Sleep the night.
(d) Stop the strike.

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

4. What does the Parson think will begin now that the soldiers are in town?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Violence.
(c) Blasphemy.
(d) Drinking.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Mayor say they will try if his idea fails?

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

3. Who arrives to take the soldiers' crates up the canal?

4. What kind of song does Annie sing to Musgrave?

5. How does Musgrave tell the soldiers to act in the pub?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Attercliffe say he became a soldier?

2. Why does Musgrave refuse to recruit men who have caused tension in the town?

3. How does Musgrave think they can make the Collier's hate disappear?

4. What signs are there in the town to suggest the soldiers are unwelcome?

5. Who is Old Crooked Joe?

6. What does the fact that the Bargee refers to himself as Old Joe say about his character?

7. What does Attercliffe sing about at the end of the play?

8. What does Hurst remind Musgrave about their current situation?

9. What does Mrs. Hitchcock know about Billy Hicks?

10. What does Annie tell the crowd about the soldiers?

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