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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act Two: Scene 11, what vision does Dabby have?
(a) Herself returning to England.
(b) A successful play and her returning to Devon.
(c) The convicts getting a standing ovation.
(d) Mary doing a wonderful job in the play.

2. Where does Dabby want to grow old?
(a) Devon.
(b) Italy.
(c) Australia.
(d) France.

3. What prisoner remains in chains in Act Two: Scene 5?
(a) Caesar.
(b) Wisehammer.
(c) Liz.
(d) Ketch.

4. What was Phillip doing when he was asked to become governor of the penal colony?
(a) Teaching.
(b) Serving as an actuary.
(c) Farming.
(d) Serving as a magistrate.

5. Who will determine if Clark gets a promotion?
(a) Collins.
(b) Phillip.
(c) Campbell.
(d) Ross.

6. What does Phillip say that a slave boy can learn in Act Two: Scene 2?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Astronomy.
(c) Science.
(d) Philosophy.

7. What pickpocket got Liz in trouble and accused her of being a pickpocket?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her father.
(c) An uncle.
(d) A lover.

8. What do Mary and Ralph do at the end of Act Two: Scene 9?
(a) Walk.
(b) Kiss.
(c) Undress.
(d) Talk.

9. In Act Two: Scene 4, who is thinking about the nature of dreams?
(a) Clark.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Phillip.
(d) Aborigine.

10. In Act Two: Scene 6, what crime is Liz accused of?
(a) Murder.
(b) Stabbing.
(c) Running away.
(d) Stealing food.

11. Who does Liz want to know that she did not steal the food?
(a) Collins.
(b) Clark.
(c) Dawes.
(d) Phillip.

12. Where does Harry Brewer think that Duckling is in Act Two: Scene Three?
(a) Shack.
(b) Beach.
(c) Courthouse.
(d) Garden.

13. What does Wisehammer want to become in Act Two: Scene 11?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Fisherman.
(d) Famous writer.

14. Who come to visit the prisoners in Act Two: Scene 1?
(a) Sideway, Mary, and Duckling.
(b) Clark and Brewer.
(c) Ketch, Duckling, and Mary.
(d) Phillip and Tench.

15. Who encourages Clark to go on with the play in Act Two: Scene 2?
(a) Phillip.
(b) Rev. Johnson.
(c) Johnston.
(d) Brewer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who makes Liz stand in Act Two: Scene 6?

2. In Act Two: Scene 2, how many of the cast of The Recruiting Officer are in chains?

3. Who does Campbell make remove his shirt in Act Two: Scene 5?

4. What does Sideway hand out in Act Two: Scene 11 for luck?

5. In Act Two: Scene 10, who brings in Liz Morden to verify if she stole the food?

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