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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play Four, Ties That Bind.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Morning Star's leg in Scene Five of The Courtship of Morning Star?
(a) A snake bites it.
(b) Morning Star breaks it during a fall down some stairs.
(c) Rowen cuts her tendon so she can't run away.
(d) It develops a red rash.

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 infected with smallpox.
(c) They're torn and ragged.
(d) They're dirty and long overdue for a washing.

3. 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.

4. What does Morning Star dangle over her baby son at the end of Scene Six of The Courtship of Morning Star?
(a) The gold pocket watch Rowen took from Earl Tod.
(b) A cornshuck doll.
(c) A lock of her hair.
(d) A silver rattle.

5. If Patrick Rowen scratches his head before sending Zeke and Zach to the house during the court's visit, what are Zeke and Zach to do?
(a) Bring food for the court officials.
(b) Fetch their rifles.
(c) Bring another jug of whiskey for the court officials.
(d) Flee the cabin on horseback.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Rebecca Talbert unhappy with Patrick Rowen at the beginning of Play Three, The Homecoming?

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

3. In Play Four, what does Jeremiah call Zeke?

4. When Patrick Rowen and his father Michael argue in Play Three, The Homecoming, what does Star deliberately do to Michael in his bath?

5. In Scene Five of The Courtship of Morning Star, what one thought does Morning Star think she and her infant son share?

(see the answer key)

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