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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. Who places themselves in the middle for the bow in Act Two: Scene 11?
2. In Act Two: Scene 6, what does Ketch have to do?
3. In Act Two: Scene 5, since Arscott fainted, how many more lashes does he have to receive for his punishment?
4. How many times has Ketch hung a woman?
5. In Act Two: Scene 4, who is thinking about the nature of dreams?
Short Essay Questions
1. What vision does Dabby have when the convicts practice their bow in Act Two: Scene 11?
2. What does Duckling say and do when Brewer is ill?
3. What does Phillip say about humanity and about redeming Liz Morden?
4. Why does Clark end the rehearsal in Act Two: Scene 7?
5. What can Arscott forget when he is rehearsing in the play?
6. What do Mary and Ketch say about the "savages" watching the play?
7. What does Caesar say about escaping and dying?
8. Why is it important to measure Liz for her hanging?
9. What questions does the aborigine have about the colonists?
10. In Act Two: Scene 9, what do Clark and Mary do at the end of the scene?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Ross is sure that the play will cause problems. Why does Ross expect that the play will cause problems? How does he believe that his expectations are proven to be true?
Essay Topic 2
Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal, meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do idioms often require research to understand their meaning?
Essay Topic 3
Some officers feel that putting on a play is a waste of time. What are the pros and cons of performing the play?
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