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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. What does Patrick Rowen offer the fat judge upon his arrival in Play Four, Ties That Bind?
(a) A drink of whiskey.
(b) A drink of water.
(c) A meal.
(d) A seat on the family's best cane bottom chair.

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

3. Who is wresting as Play Four, Ties That Bind, opens?
(a) Jessie and Zeke.
(b) Jessie and Zach.
(c) Zeke and Zach.
(d) Patrick and Jessie.

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

5. Why does Jed initially resist Richard's arguments about joining the war?
(a) He wants to be a preacher and doesn't want to kill anyone.
(b) He says it's a rich man's war and he's not rich.
(c) He fears getting shot.
(d) He can't afford a uniform.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Play Three, The Homecoming, what does Patrick Rowen do to his father Michael during their argument while Michael bathes?

2. How old is Patrick Rowen in Play Five?

3. In Play Two, The Courtship of Morning Star, what does Michael Rowen claim he does when he is just seven years old?

4. What arrangement does Jeremiah make with Patrick in Play Four for payment of Patrick's debts?

5. What do Rebecca Talbert and Patrick Rowen want to do?

(see the answer key)

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