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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. What is wrong with Joshua at the beginning of Play Seven?
(a) He has cancer.
(b) He is deaf.
(c) He has a broken ankle.
(d) He is delirious with the same fever that kills his brothers.

2. 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) Jed Rowen.
(c) Morning Star Rowen.
(d) Michael Rowen.

3. Why does Jed initially resist Richard's arguments about joining the war?
(a) He says it's a rich man's war and he's not rich.
(b) He wants to be a preacher and doesn't want to kill anyone.
(c) He fears getting shot.
(d) He can't afford a uniform.

4. What is Mary Anne's relationship with Tommy in Play Seven?
(a) They are friends.
(b) They are cousins.
(c) They are married.
(d) They are neighbors.

5. What is Abe's real reason for coming to Howsen County?
(a) He wants to buy land.
(b) He wants to find a bride.
(c) He wants to preach.
(d) He is a union organizer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the Indian woman in Scene One of The Courtship of Morning Star?

2. In Play Four, to whom does Patrick Rowen owe money now that his bank folds?

3. What does the prologue in Play Six, Tall Tales, discuss?

4. 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?

5. What does Patrick Rowen offer the fat judge upon his arrival in Play Four, Ties That Bind?

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