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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. What does Michael Rowen say he wants when he appears at Earl Tod's campfire in Play One?
(a) Food and warmth from the fire.
(b) A horse.
(c) Money.
(d) Guns.

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

3. What is Earl Tod's country of origin?
(a) Ireland.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) Scotland.

4. Why is Rebecca Talbert unhappy with Patrick Rowen at the beginning of Play Three, The Homecoming?
(a) He doesn't tell his father he wants to marry Rebecca.
(b) He beats up her brother in a fight.
(c) She catches him kissing another woman.
(d) He refuses to marry her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Michael Rowen order to bathe him when he returns home from Louisville in Play Three, The Homecoming?

2. Who does Rebecca Talbert tell Patrick Rowen his mother Star is visiting?

3. In Play One, Masters of the Trade, in what language does Earl Tod initially speak?

4. How long after the first play does the second play, The Courtship of Morning Star, take place?

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

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