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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 does Mary wonder if they are coming to see the play?

2. What prisoner remains in chains in Act Two: Scene 5?

3. What was Phillip doing when he was asked to become governor of the penal colony?

4. What did Liz's older brother suggest she do to make a living?

5. What does Duckling promise she will not do if Brewer lives in Act Two: Scene 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What can Arscott forget when he is rehearsing in the play?

2. Why does Clark end the rehearsal in Act Two: Scene 7?

3. What evidence is there that Liz stole the food?

4. In Act Two: Scene 9, what is Mary doing alone on the beach?

5. Who is brought to the rehearsal in Act Two: Scene 5, and why is one prisoner still in chains?

6. Who comes to join Mary on the beach and what happens in Act Two: Scene 9?

7. What do Mary and Ketch say about the "savages" watching the play?

8. What happened when Tom Barret was hung?

9. What does Wisehammer want to do after the play?

10. What conversation do Mary and Clark have before the play begins?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Convicts can be flogged or hanged for crimes like stealing food. Is flogging an inhumane punishment? How do officers like Ross humiliate prisoners? Are the convicts treated inhumanely?

Essay Topic 2

Ketch is accused and sentenced for the murder of a sailor. What were the circumstances surrounding the death of the sailor? Where was Ketch when the sailor was killed? Did Ketch receive justice?

Essay Topic 3

Phillip has promoted the play because he believes it will help the convicts change their lives. How does Phillip believe that the theater will help the convicts become better people and better citizens? Does the play transform the lives of the convicts?

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