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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 tells Bargee to calm down?

2. Who are the characters waiting for?

3. What does Sparky sing a song about?

4. Who does Musgrave say the soldiers have come to expose?

5. What does Hurst tell Musgrave is not enough for what they need to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What signs are there in the town to suggest the soldiers are unwelcome?

2. What does Mrs. Hitchcock tell Musgrave about the Bargee and the dragoons?

3. What does the fact that the Bargee refers to himself as Old Joe say about his character?

4. What does Hurst tell Musgrave in Act 3, Scene 1, Part 2?

5. What does Attercliffe sing about at the end of the play?

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

7. What does Act 2, Scene 1 say about redemption?

8. How do the Parson and the Bargee think the soldiers could be useful?

9. How does Sparky try to get Annie to come to his room?

10. What does Musgrave pray for at the end of Act 1, Scene 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What are the differences between a play and a novel in terms of the following?

1. Language

2. Character

3. Structure

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

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