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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play Three, The Homecoming.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Rebecca Talbert tell Patrick Rowen his mother Star is visiting?
(a) Rebecca's father, Joe Talbert.
(b) Her Cherokee tribe.
(c) A neighbor woman.
(d) The local preacher.

2. What is Michael Rowen's country of origin?
(a) England.
(b) France.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Scotland.

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

4. In Scene Two of The Courtship of Morning Star, why can't the Indian woman escape?
(a) She has no horse.
(b) Her wrist is tied to Michael Rowen's with a rawhide thong.
(c) She is locked in a cell.
(d) She is ill.

5. In Play Three, The Homecoming, what does Patrick Rowen do to his father Michael during their argument while Michael bathes?
(a) Drowns him.
(b) Stabs him to death.
(c) Scalds him with hot water.
(d) Hits him with his fists.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Patrick Rowen tells his father he wants to marry Rebecca Talbert, how does Michael Rowen react?

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

3. What deal does Michael Rowen make with the Cherokee warriors Dragging Canoe and Taskwan in Play One, Masters of the Trade?

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

5. In what year is Play One, Masters of the Trade, set?

(see the answer key)

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