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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. Who does Michael Rowen order to bathe him when he returns home from Louisville in Play Three, The Homecoming?
(a) The black female slave.
(b) His wife, Star.
(c) A neighbor woman.
(d) His doctor.

2. What is the Cherokee term for Morning Star?
(a) Gado adi.
(b) Knox Sanale.
(c) O si yo.
(d) Didi luga.

3. How many years after Play Two does Play Three, The Homecoming, take place?
(a) One hundred years.
(b) Ten months.
(c) Two years.
(d) Sixteen years.

4. 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 breaks a chair over Rowen's head.
(b) She pulls a knife on Rowen.
(c) She tells Rowen she loves him.
(d) She bursts into tears.

5. In Play Three, The Homecoming, what does Patrick Rowen do to his father Michael during their argument while Michael bathes?
(a) Hits him with his fists.
(b) Drowns him.
(c) Scalds him with hot water.
(d) Stabs him to death.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Scene Two of The Courtship of Morning Star, why can't the Indian woman escape?

2. In Play One, Masters of the Trade, how does Michael Rowen say he injures his ankle?

3. What deal does Michael Rowen make with the Cherokee warriors Dragging Canoe and Taskwan in Play One, Masters of the Trade?

4. What does Michael Rowen take from Earl Tod's belongings after Tod's death?

5. In what year is Play One, Masters of the Trade, set?

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