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

2. Who is wresting as Play Four, Ties That Bind, opens?
(a) Jessie and Zeke.
(b) Zeke and Zach.
(c) Patrick and Jessie.
(d) Jessie and Zach.

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

4. Why does Richard tell Jed they should bury their differences?
(a) He is running for office and wants Jed's vote.
(b) He's tired of the bad blood between them.
(c) He wants to marry Jed's sister.
(d) To unite against a common foe, the Yankees.

5. In Scene Two of The Courtship of Morning Star, why can't the Indian woman escape?
(a) She is ill.
(b) She has no horse.
(c) She is locked in a cell.
(d) Her wrist is tied to Michael Rowen's with a rawhide thong.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Play Two, The Courtship of Morning Star, what does Michael Rowen claim he does when he is just seven years old?

3. In Play Five, which Talberts does Ezekiel tell Jed they kill?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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