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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. What does Jed do when Talbert asks for his help in getting off the battle field in Play Five?
(a) Picks up Talbert's pistol and aims it at Talbert.
(b) Helps Talbert get back to Kentucky.
(c) Abandons Talbert.
(d) Tends Talbert like a slave would.

2. What does Mary Anne offer to do when J.T. is ready to leave the Rowen home?
(a) Loan him a horse.
(b) Pack J.T. some leftovers to take with him.
(c) Guide J.T. back to the road.
(d) Introduce J.T. to the neighbors.

3. Who gives an inspirational speech when Talbert's army first heads off to battle?
(a) Jed Rowen.
(b) Patrick Rowen.
(c) Richard Talbert.
(d) Ezekiel Rowen.

4. After the tragedy at the mine in Play Seven, what does Tommy tell Andrew he wants?
(a) To leave Howsen County.
(b) His job back and his family to be safe.
(c) A promotion.
(d) Money.

5. Where does Cassius Biggs, a black man, once find the kind of liberty he never experiences in America?
(a) In Spain.
(b) In France.
(c) In Canada.
(d) In Mexico.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are Abe and Cassius supposed to do at the Treaty Oak at the end of Play Seven?

3. How many stories does J.T. tell over dinner in Play Six?

4. According to J.T. at the beginning of Play Six, who sometimes takes the shape of a channel catfish?

5. When Jed returns home at the end of Play Five, what do he and his father and friends do?

(see the answer key)

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