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Jack Davis

No Sugar

Jack DavisFiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1986

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Act I

Reading Check

1. Why does Milly give Cissie and David money?

2. Why do Sam and Joe need to go catch rabbits?

3. According to the Sergeant, what type of item is soap?

4. What is the setting for Scene 4?

5. Which piece of advice does Mr. Neville give Jimmy?

6. Which animal are Aboriginal people not allowed to bring to Moore Settlement?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. What information does the Sergeant share with Frank? What does he caution him against doing?

2. What is “gaol”? How many times has Jimmy been in “gaol”?

3. Provide one example of how daily life differs between Jimmy and Frank.

4. What is JP’s “duty?” How does his duty affect Frank’s court ruling?

5. What reason does the Sergeant give for transferring Jimmy and his family to Moore Settlement? What does Jimmy believe is the real reason for the transfer?

Paired Resource

The White Man’s Burden

  • Rudyard Kipling’s 1899 pro-imperialist poem was written to urge the US to invade the Philippines.
  • Kipling’s central argument is that Western European societies should share their Civilization through imperialist conquests.
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