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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 does Abe say helps Joshua?
(a) A certain herb.
(b) Boiling the family drinking water, which causes the fever.
(c) Keeping him warm.
(d) An elixir made from mountain laurel.

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

3. What brings Abe Steinman to Mary Anne's door?
(a) He is a traveling salesman.
(b) He is ill and needs a doctor.
(c) He needs a place to stay while looking for work at the mine.
(d) He is a preacher.

4. What is the Cherokee term for Morning Star?
(a) Knox Sanale.
(b) Didi luga.
(c) Gado adi.
(d) O si yo.

5. What does Abe offer as an advance on his rent?
(a) A horse.
(b) A diamond necklace.
(c) Medicine for Joshua.
(d) Payment of the doctor's fee for Joshua.

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. What happens in Play Seven, Fire in the Hole, when Tommy sets a fuse while working with Cassius Biggs and Mackie?

3. How many children does Mary Anne have in Play Seven?

4. In Play Four, what does Jeremiah call Zeke?

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

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