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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 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 runs off with Star.
(c) He becomes wealthy.
(d) He gets typhoid fever.

2. Who does Michael Rowen bring back from Louisville with him in Play Three, The Homecoming?
(a) A British soldier.
(b) His Irish mother.
(c) A black female slave.
(d) A doctor.

3. In Play One, Masters of the Trade, in what language does Earl Tod initially speak?
(a) French.
(b) Cherokee.
(c) English.
(d) Spanish.

4. When Patrick Rowen and his father Michael argue in Play Three, The Homecoming, what does Star deliberately do to Michael in his bath?
(a) Freezes him with cold water.
(b) Scalds him with hot water.
(c) Puts soap in his eyes.
(d) Tries to drown him.

5. In Play Four, to whom does Patrick Rowen owe money now that his bank folds?
(a) Sallie.
(b) The fat circuit court judge.
(c) Jeremiah.
(d) The town preacher.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Patrick Rowen tells his father he wants to marry Rebecca Talbert, how does Michael Rowen react?

3. What does Earl Tod do before he offers Michael Rowen food and water?

4. In Play Two, The Courtship of Morning Star, what does Michael Rowen want now that he is prosperous?

5. What happens to Morning Star's leg in Scene Five of The Courtship of Morning Star?

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