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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play Seven, Fire in the Hole, Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does Play Five, God's Great Supper, take place?
(a) 1500.
(b) 1768.
(c) 2000.
(d) 1861.

2. What happens to the Indian woman in Scene One of The Courtship of Morning Star?
(a) She drowns in the river.
(b) She develops a fever.
(c) Michael Rowen drags her into his cabin against her will.
(d) She falls in love with Michael Rowen.

3. At the beginning of Scene One of Play Six, what does J.T. do while Mary Anne Rowen is at the stream?
(a) Hums a song.
(b) Tosses a pebble over her shoulder and into the water.
(c) Clears his throat to introduce himself.
(d) Whistles at her.

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

5. What brings Abe Steinman to Mary Anne's door?
(a) He needs a place to stay while looking for work at the mine.
(b) He is ill and needs a doctor.
(c) He is a preacher.
(d) He is a traveling salesman.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Play Four, to whom does Patrick Rowen owe money now that his bank folds?

2. Who is Mother Jones in Play Seven?

3. What happens when J.T. tells a story about two feuding families and a man named Jack killing his rival, Thomas?

4. What happens to Morning Star's leg in Scene Five of The Courtship of Morning Star?

5. In Play Two, The Courtship of Morning Star, what does Rowen plan to do if Morning Star has a girl instead of a boy when she delivers the baby she is expecting?

(see the answer key)

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