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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play Six, Tall Tales, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Jed shoot with Richard Talbert's pistol in Play Five?
(a) A Union soldier.
(b) Ezekiel.
(c) Talbert.
(d) A slave.

2. Once Jed agrees to join the Confederate Army with Richard and Richard leaves, what do Ezekiel and Jed reveal?
(a) They poisen Richard's wells.
(b) They can't repay their debts and are fleeing Kentucky.
(c) Jed gets one of Richard's daughters pregnant.
(d) They plan for Jed to join the Army to kill Richard.

3. What arrangement does Jeremiah make with Patrick in Play Four for payment of Patrick's debts?
(a) Patrick must sharecrop the land he once owns.
(b) Jeremiah pays the debts in full for Patrick.
(c) Jeremiah takes half the Rowen land, not all of it.
(d) Jeremiah accepts Patrick's slaves as payment in full.

4. What does Michael Rowen take from Earl Tod's belongings after Tod's death?
(a) A gold pocket watch.
(b) A love letter to Tod's wife.
(c) A wanted poster.
(d) Five hundred dollars in gold and silver.

5. What does Michael Rowen tell Earl Tod he does in Georgia before coming to Kentucky?
(a) He is a soldier.
(b) He is a preacher.
(c) He is an indentured servant.
(d) He is a schoolmaster.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives an inspirational speech when Talbert's army first heads off to battle?

2. Why does Patrick Rowen have three loans from a local bank in Play Four?

3. What does Michael Rowen say he wants when he appears at Earl Tod's campfire in Play One?

4. In Play Four, what does Jeremiah call Zeke?

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

(see the answer key)

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