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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play Six, Tall Tales, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does Play Six, Tall Tales, take place?
(a) 1885.
(b) 1861.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1776.

2. Why does J.T. claim he is saving Mary Anne's life or at least her soul?
(a) He is a preacher.
(b) Indians are lurking in the woods nearby.
(c) The devil is said to hide in the muddy bottom of streams.
(d) She can fall into the stream and drown.

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

4. Which Talberts survive the attack on their home in Play Five?
(a) Young Randall and his grandmother.
(b) Young Randall and his mother.
(c) Richard Talbert and his mother.
(d) The two Talbert women.

5. When Patrick sells Jessie to Jeremiah in Play Four, what secret does Sallie reveal?
(a) Jessie is Patrick's half brother.
(b) Sallie has money to pay off Patrick's debts.
(c) Patrick is not Michael Rowen's son.
(d) Michael Rowen steals his land from Earl Tod.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does J.T. claim the letters in his name stand for?

2. What cities does J.T. claim to visit in Play Six?

3. What does Morning Star dangle over her baby son at the end of Scene Six of The Courtship of Morning Star?

4. When Talbert and his men retreat to the river during their first battle in Play Five, what happens to Talbert?

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

(see the answer key)

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