View a FREE sample

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. How many children does Mary Anne have in Play Seven?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) One.
(d) Eight.

2. In what year does Play Five, God's Great Supper, take place?
(a) 1768.
(b) 2000.
(c) 1861.
(d) 1500.

3. 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) Shoot the mules.
(b) Make the mules hard to find.
(c) Feed the mules.
(d) Drown the mules.

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

5. Why does Patrick Rowen have three loans from a local bank in Play Four?
(a) To build a new house.
(b) To expand the Rowen land.
(c) To buy horses.
(d) To buy farm equipment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does J.T. claim he is saving Mary Anne's life or at least her soul?

2. What does Abe say helps Joshua?

3. How long after the first play does the second play, The Courtship of Morning Star, take place?

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

5. What does the Indian woman try to hit Michael Rowen with in Scene Two of The Courtship of Morning Star?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 269 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample