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

2. What deal does Michael Rowen make with the Cherokee warriors Dragging Canoe and Taskwan in Play One, Masters of the Trade?
(a) A trade of whiskey for fresh fish and game.
(b) A trade of beads for horses.
(c) A trade of powder, shot and blankets for fur pelts.
(d) A trade of whiskey for women.

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

4. When Mary Anne argues with Tommy over what he wants the preacher to do in Play Seven, how does Tommy respond?
(a) He leaves Mary Anne.
(b) He threatens Mary Anne with his rifle.
(c) He hits Mary Anne hard enough to knock her down.
(d) He agrees with Mary Anne.

5. What does Morning Star dangle over her baby son at the end of Scene Six of The Courtship of Morning Star?
(a) The gold pocket watch Rowen took from Earl Tod.
(b) A lock of her hair.
(c) A silver rattle.
(d) A cornshuck doll.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what does the narrator of the prologue in Play Six no longer believe ?

3. What happens to most of Mary Anne's children?

4. What does Abe ask Joshua to read aloud in Play Seven?

5. Why does Jed initially resist Richard's arguments about joining the war?

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