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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. Why is Randall Talbert running away in Play Five?
(a) To get married.
(b) To escape his father's abuse.
(c) To fight the Yankees.
(d) To avoid punishment for stealing.

2. 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 gets injured in the resulting fire.
(c) Tommy dies in a mine explosion.
(d) Tommy sabotages the mine.

3. Why don't the Rowens rip up the contract for the mineral rights?
(a) The contract is illegal.
(b) A lawyer advises them not to destroy it.
(c) The contract is fake.
(d) They don't want to believe J.T. tells the truth about lying.

4. What secret does Jeremiah reveal at the end of Play Four, Ties That Bind?
(a) He is Patrick's half brother.
(b) He is Joe Talbert's son getting revenge for his pa's murder.
(c) He is a Rowen.
(d) He is building a new bank to replace the failed one.

5. What does Abe say helps Joshua?
(a) An elixir made from mountain laurel.
(b) Keeping him warm.
(c) Boiling the family drinking water, which causes the fever.
(d) A certain herb.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Tommy relates some of the family history to Joshua in Play Seven, what does he say is the only thing he ever wants?

2. At the end of Play Seven, what happens to Abe at the Treaty Oak?

3. At the end of Play Seven, what happens to Cassius?

4. Why does Richard want Jed to join his troops?

5. Which of the following is not a point that Joshua raises with James Talbert when discussing the union contract with the mining company in Play Eight?

(see the answer key)

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