View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play Five, God's Great Supper, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Richard want Jed to join his troops?
(a) Jed knows the countryside in which they are fighting.
(b) It keeps Jed away from the Talbert women.
(c) Jed's a good shot and good with horses.
(d) Jed is a big man who can fight well.

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

3. When Talbert and his men retreat to the river during their first battle in Play Five, what happens to Talbert?
(a) He develops dysentery.
(b) He is wounded by a Union bullet.
(c) He falls and breaks his ankle.
(d) He is captured by a Union lieutenant.

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

5. In Play Five, who does Ezekiel find hiding under the Rowen porch and overhearing his conversation with Jed about killing Richard?
(a) Jessie.
(b) Richard.
(c) Joleen.
(d) Randall Talbert.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. What happens to the Indian woman in Scene One of The Courtship of Morning Star?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 365 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample