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

2. Once Jed agrees to join the Confederate Army with Richard and Richard leaves, what do Ezekiel and Jed reveal?
(a) They can't repay their debts and are fleeing Kentucky.
(b) They plan for Jed to join the Army to kill Richard.
(c) They poisen Richard's wells.
(d) Jed gets one of Richard's daughters pregnant.

3. What happens to Morning Star's leg in Scene Five of The Courtship of Morning Star?
(a) Morning Star breaks it during a fall down some stairs.
(b) Rowen cuts her tendon so she can't run away.
(c) It develops a red rash.
(d) A snake bites it.

4. 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 is a union organizer.
(d) He wants to preach.

5. What happens in Play Seven, Fire in the Hole, when Tommy sets a fuse while working with Cassius Biggs and Mackie?
(a) The mine collapses, trapping Mackie.
(b) Tommy dies in a mine explosion.
(c) Tommy gets injured in the resulting fire.
(d) Tommy sabotages the mine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following statements does not describe an aspect of Jed Rowen's dream at the beginning of Play Five?

2. In Play Five, how does Randall's father, Richard, punish the boy for running away?

3. What does Mary Anne offer the doctor in lieu of cash?

4. What is Mary Anne's relationship with Tommy Jackson in Play Six?

5. In Scene Five of The Courtship of Morning Star, what one thought does Morning Star think she and her infant son share?

(see the answer key)

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