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

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

3. Whose room do Spark and Hurst see light coming from?
(a) Mrs. Hitchcock's.
(b) The bargees.
(c) Annie's.
(d) Musgrave's.

4. What does Musgrave describe their mission as?
(a) The people's duty.
(b) The Christian's duty.
(c) The deserter's duty.
(d) The free man's duty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Sparky, Hurst and Attercliffe wait?

2. What does Attercliff say they have to expose the corruption of?

3. What do Hurst and Attercliffe play as they wait?

4. What kind of trick does Sparky show Annie?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hurst say he joined Musgrave in his mission?

2. What do the Bargee and Musgrave talk about as they prepare to cast off?

3. Why does Attercliffe say he became a soldier?

4. What does Musgrave talk about in his sleep?

5. What is the killing cycle Musgrave talks about in Act 3, Scene 1, Part 2?

6. What are the mayor's plans?

7. What does Musgrave demonstrate during his speech in Act 3, Scene 1, Part 1?

8. Why does Hurst blame people like the mayor and parson for war?

9. What does Sparky say their mission is?

10. Describe the setting in Act 2, Scene 3, Part 1?

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