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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play Five, God's Great Supper, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is wrong with the blankets Michael Rowen gives Dragging Canoe and Taskwan?
(a) They're torn and ragged.
(b) They're infected with smallpox.
(c) They're filled with fleas and lice.
(d) They're dirty and long overdue for a washing.

2. What is Zeke's relationship to Zach in Play Four, Ties that Bind?
(a) They are neighbors.
(b) They are cousins.
(c) They are friends.
(d) They are brothers.

3. In Play Two, The Courtship of Morning Star, what does Michael Rowen claim he does when he is just seven years old?
(a) Go to jail.
(b) Become an indentured servant.
(c) Kill his first man.
(d) Rob a merchant.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Star at the end of Play Three, The Homecoming?

2. Why does Patrick Rowen have three loans from a local bank in Play Four?

3. What is Michael Rowen's country of origin?

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

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

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