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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play Seven, Fire in the Hole, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Randall Talbert running away in Play Five?
(a) To get married.
(b) To avoid punishment for stealing.
(c) To escape his father's abuse.
(d) To fight the Yankees.

2. What secret does Jeremiah reveal at the end of Play Four, Ties That Bind?
(a) He is a Rowen.
(b) He is Joe Talbert's son getting revenge for his pa's murder.
(c) He is building a new bank to replace the failed one.
(d) He is Patrick's half brother.

3. In Play Four, to whom does Patrick Rowen owe money now that his bank folds?
(a) Jeremiah.
(b) The fat circuit court judge.
(c) Sallie.
(d) The town preacher.

4. What do Rebecca Talbert and Patrick Rowen want to do?
(a) Build a house.
(b) Learn to speak Cherokee.
(c) Start a business.
(d) Get married.

5. What is wrong with Joshua at the beginning of Play Seven?
(a) He is deaf.
(b) He has cancer.
(c) He is delirious with the same fever that kills his brothers.
(d) He has a broken ankle.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Tommy have to pay the fee for which the preacher asks?

2. When Talbert and his men retreat to the river during their first battle in Play Five, what happens to Talbert?

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

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

5. Why is Rebecca Talbert unhappy with Patrick Rowen at the beginning of Play Three, The Homecoming?

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