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

2. Who does Rebecca Talbert tell Patrick Rowen his mother Star is visiting?
(a) Rebecca's father, Joe Talbert.
(b) The local preacher.
(c) Her Cherokee tribe.
(d) A neighbor woman.

3. In what year is Play One, Masters of the Trade, set?
(a) 2009.
(b) 1920.
(c) 1856.
(d) 1775.

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

5. When Patrick Rowen tells his father he wants to marry Rebecca Talbert, how does Michael Rowen react?
(a) He tells Star to get a preacher to conduct the wedding.
(b) He disapproves and refuses to give Patrick land.
(c) He gives Patrick his blessing.
(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. How old are Rebecca Talbert and Patrick Rowen in Play Three, The Homecoming?

3. How many years after Play Two does Play Three, The Homecoming, take place?

4. In Play Two, The Courtship of Morning Star, what does Rowen plan to do if Morning Star has a girl instead of a boy when she delivers the baby she is expecting?

5. What secret does Jeremiah reveal at the end of Play Four, Ties That Bind?

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