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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play Seven, Fire in the Hole, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. If Patrick Rowen scratches his head before sending Zeke and Zach to the house during the court's visit, what are Zeke and Zach to do?
(a) Fetch their rifles.
(b) Flee the cabin on horseback.
(c) Bring another jug of whiskey for the court officials.
(d) Bring food for the court officials.

4. What happens to most of Mary Anne's children?
(a) They are sent to live with relatives.
(b) They die of fevers.
(c) They are in college.
(d) They all work the mines.

5. In Play Four, what does Patrick Rowen ask Jessie to do with the circuit court's mules, if any shooting occurs during the court's visit?
(a) Make the mules hard to find.
(b) Shoot the mules.
(c) Drown the mules.
(d) Feed the mules.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Scene Four of The Courtship of Morning Star, how does Morning star respond when Michael Rowen pulls her into his lap and begins kissing her?

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

3. In Play Two, The Courtship of Morning Star, what does Rowen plan to do if Morning Star has a girl instead of a boy when she delivers the baby she is expecting?

4. What does J.T. claim the letters in his name stand for?

5. When Tommy confronts him in Chapter Six, who does J.T. say he comes to visit?

(see the answer key)

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