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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play Eight, Which Side Are You On, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Abe's real reason for coming to Howsen County?
(a) He wants to preach.
(b) He wants to find a bride.
(c) He is a union organizer.
(d) He wants to buy land.

2. When Mary Anne argues with Tommy over what he wants the preacher to do in Play Seven, how does Tommy respond?
(a) He hits Mary Anne hard enough to knock her down.
(b) He leaves Mary Anne.
(c) He agrees with Mary Anne.
(d) He threatens Mary Anne with his rifle.

3. What happens when J.T. tells a story about two feuding families and a man named Jack killing his rival, Thomas?
(a) Jed Rowen falls ill.
(b) The Rowens hate the story.
(c) Tommy attacks J.T..
(d) The Rowens recognize it as Romeo and Juliet.

4. In Play Two, The Courtship of Morning Star, what does Michael Rowen claim he does when he is just seven years old?
(a) Become an indentured servant.
(b) Kill his first man.
(c) Rob a merchant.
(d) Go to jail.

5. Who is wresting as Play Four, Ties That Bind, opens?
(a) Patrick and Jessie.
(b) Jessie and Zeke.
(c) Zeke and Zach.
(d) Jessie and Zach.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abe urge Tommy to do after the tragedy at the mine in Play Seven?

2. In Play Seven, what advice does Tommy give Joshua about his coat on Joshua's first day at the mines?

3. At the beginning of Scene One of Play Six, what does J.T. do while Mary Anne Rowen is at the stream?

4. What does Patrick Rowen offer the fat judge upon his arrival in Play Four, Ties That Bind?

5. In the prologue of Play Six, who stands off to the side while 14-year-old Mary Anne Rowen sits at the creek?

(see the answer key)

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