Act I

Reading Check

1. To buy apples (Act I, Scene 1)

2. Because the family “got no meat for dinner or supper” (Act I, Scene 1)

3. A “luxury” (Act I, Scene 2)

4. Prison with Sam and Jimmy in separate cells (Act I, Scene 4)

5. “[S]ugar catches more flies than vinegar.” (Act I, Scene 7)

6. Their dogs (Act I, Scene 9)

Short Answer

1. The Sergeant tells Frank that it is against the law to give alcohol to Aboriginal people. The Sergeant assumes that since Frank spends time with Aboriginal people and concludes that Frank is responsible for a drunk Aboriginal person the Seargent saw last week. He tells him he will arrest both the intoxicated man and the perpetrator in the future. (Act I, Scene 2)

2. Jimmy uses the word “gaol” to refer to prison. In a conversation with Frank, Jimmy reveals that he has been in prison four times for “drinkin’, fightin’ and snowdroppin.’” (Act I, Scene 3)

3. In an inebriated state, Jimmy asks Frank if he is allowed to walk around the town after the sun sets.