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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play Three, The Homecoming.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Scene Four of The Courtship of Morning Star, how does Morning star respond when Michael Rowen pulls her into his lap and begins kissing her?
(a) She pulls a knife on Rowen.
(b) She tells Rowen she loves him.
(c) She bursts into tears.
(d) She breaks a chair over Rowen's head.

2. What happens to Joe Talbert, Star's lover, at the end of Play Three, The Homecoming?
(a) Patrick shoots him to avoid hanging or going to jail.
(b) He gets typhoid fever.
(c) He becomes wealthy.
(d) He runs off with Star.

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

4. How old are Rebecca Talbert and Patrick Rowen in Play Three, The Homecoming?
(a) Ten.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Sixteen.

5. When Patrick Rowen tells his father he wants to marry Rebecca Talbert, how does Michael Rowen react?
(a) He gives Patrick his blessing.
(b) He disapproves and refuses to give Patrick land.
(c) He tells Star to get a preacher to conduct the wedding.
(d) He says he wants Rebecca for himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Michael Rowen say he wants when he appears at Earl Tod's campfire in Play One?

2. What does Morning Star dangle over her baby son at the end of Scene Six of The Courtship of Morning Star?

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

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

5. What do Rebecca Talbert and Patrick Rowen want to do?

(see the answer key)

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