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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose business does Sparky say they are on?

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

4. What does Musgrave do as Sparky undresses?

5. What kind of gun does the Bargee say he can get Walsh?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Walsh tells Musgrave at the end of Act 3, Scene 1, Part 1?

2. How does the Bargee start the celebration at the end of Act 3, Scene 1, Part 2?

3. What does the Parson warn Musgrave?

4. What does Musgrave claim is his mission?

5. What does Act 2, Scene 1 say about Attercliffe's character?

6. What does the Bargee tell Musgrave in Act 2, Scene 3, Part 2?

7. Describe the setting in Act 2, Scene 1.

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

9. How does Musgrave the calm the riot?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

Essay Topic 2

What is the play's premise? Why are premises so important to a story?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following and examine their real life equivalent. How did the author adapt it for his play.

1. The British army

2. Town life

3. Deserters

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