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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play Eight, Which Side Are You On, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the Indian woman in Scene One of The Courtship of Morning Star?
(a) Michael Rowen drags her into his cabin against her will.
(b) She develops a fever.
(c) She falls in love with Michael Rowen.
(d) She drowns in the river.

2. At the end of Play Seven, what happens to Cassius?
(a) He gets bit by a snake.
(b) He gets shot by mining company thugs.
(c) He is arrested.
(d) He escapes.

3. What does Tommy offer Andrew in Play Seven to obtain what he wants?
(a) The names of the union organizers.
(b) Drugs.
(c) A bribe.
(d) Moonshine whiskey.

4. Who beats another miner in an informal boxing match in Play Seven, Fire in the Hole?
(a) Mackie.
(b) Franklin.
(c) Tommy.
(d) Abe.

5. Who does Michael Rowen bring back from Louisville with him in Play Three, The Homecoming?
(a) His Irish mother.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A black female slave.
(d) A British soldier.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During dinner in Play Six, what does Mary Anne say makes her father a hero?

3. How old do you have to be to work in the mines?

4. How does Abe respond when Mary Anne and Tommy argue in Play Seven?

5. Who does Jed shoot with Richard Talbert's pistol in Play Five?

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