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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Play One, Masters of the Trade, in what language does Earl Tod initially speak?
(a) French.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Cherokee.
(d) English.

2. In what year does Play Four, Ties That Bind, take place?
(a) 1799.
(b) 1850.
(c) 1819.
(d) 2008.

3. In Play Five, which Talberts does Ezekiel tell Jed they kill?
(a) Richard and Randall.
(b) The men.
(c) All of them.
(d) The women.

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

5. What is Mary Anne's relationship with Tommy Jackson in Play Six?
(a) Tommy is her friend.
(b) Tommy is her brother.
(c) Tommy is her cousin.
(d) Tommy is her boyfriend.

6. When Patrick Rowen tells his father he wants to marry Rebecca Talbert, how does Michael Rowen react?
(a) He gives Patrick his blessing.
(b) He tells Star to get a preacher to conduct the wedding.
(c) He says he wants Rebecca for himself.
(d) He disapproves and refuses to give Patrick land.

7. Why is Randall Talbert running away in Play Five?
(a) To avoid punishment for stealing.
(b) To get married.
(c) To fight the Yankees.
(d) To escape his father's abuse.

8. What happens to Star at the end of Play Three, The Homecoming?
(a) She marries Joe Talbert.
(b) Patrick orders her off his land and she vows to see him hang.
(c) Patrick shoots her.
(d) She gets a new horse.

9. In Play Five, who does Ezekiel find hiding under the Rowen porch and overhearing his conversation with Jed about killing Richard?
(a) Jessie.
(b) Randall Talbert.
(c) Richard.
(d) Joleen.

10. In Play Four, what does Jeremiah call Zeke?
(a) Master Rowen.
(b) Mr. Preacher Man.
(c) Good sir.
(d) Little gentleman.

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

12. How old is Patrick Rowen in Play Five?
(a) 50.
(b) 85.
(c) 90.
(d) 35.

13. In Play Two, The Courtship of Morning Star, what does Michael Rowen claim he does when he is just seven years old?
(a) Rob a merchant.
(b) Become an indentured servant.
(c) Kill his first man.
(d) Go to jail.

14. What happens to Morning Star's leg in Scene Five of The Courtship of Morning Star?
(a) Rowen cuts her tendon so she can't run away.
(b) It develops a red rash.
(c) A snake bites it.
(d) Morning Star breaks it during a fall down some stairs.

15. In the prologue of Play Six, who stands off to the side while 14-year-old Mary Anne Rowen sits at the creek?
(a) The adult Mary Anne.
(b) Morning Star Rowen.
(c) Michael Rowen.
(d) Jed Rowen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only thing Ezekiel Rowen takes from the Talbert home at the end of Play Five?

2. What secret does Jeremiah reveal at the end of Play Four, Ties That Bind?

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

4. In what year does Play Six, Tall Tales, take place?

5. Who does Jed shoot with Richard Talbert's pistol in Play Five?

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