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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play Five, God's Great Supper, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Rebecca Talbert unhappy with Patrick Rowen at the beginning of Play Three, The Homecoming?
(a) He beats up her brother in a fight.
(b) He doesn't tell his father he wants to marry Rebecca.
(c) She catches him kissing another woman.
(d) He refuses to marry her.

2. Who does Michael Rowen order to bathe him when he returns home from Louisville in Play Three, The Homecoming?
(a) His wife, Star.
(b) A neighbor woman.
(c) His doctor.
(d) The black female slave.

3. What does Michael Rowen say he wants when he appears at Earl Tod's campfire in Play One?
(a) Food and warmth from the fire.
(b) Money.
(c) Guns.
(d) A horse.

4. Why does Patrick Rowen have three loans from a local bank in Play Four?
(a) To build a new house.
(b) To expand the Rowen land.
(c) To buy horses.
(d) To buy farm equipment.

5. Which of the following statements does not describe an aspect of Jed Rowen's dream at the beginning of Play Five?
(a) Jed's grandfather, Patrick, dies.
(b) Jed eats at a church picnic in an orchard.
(c) His father Ezekiel preaches from Revelations.
(d) Two women read a list of men's names including his.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Michael Rowen tell Earl Tod he does in Georgia before coming to Kentucky?

2. When Jed Rowen tells his father that Randall Talbert is just a kid in Play Five, how does Ezekiel respond?

3. What is Michael Rowen's country of origin?

4. What is wrong with the blankets Michael Rowen gives Dragging Canoe and Taskwan?

5. What does Jed do when Talbert asks for his help in getting off the battle field in Play Five?

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