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

2. In Play Five, which Talberts does Ezekiel tell Jed they kill?
(a) Richard and Randall.
(b) The men.
(c) All of them.
(d) The women.

3. What happens to Star at the end of Play Three, The Homecoming?
(a) She marries Joe Talbert.
(b) She gets a new horse.
(c) Patrick orders her off his land and she vows to see him hang.
(d) Patrick shoots her.

4. What is Mary Anne's relationship with Tommy Jackson in Play Six?
(a) Tommy is her cousin.
(b) Tommy is her friend.
(c) Tommy is her boyfriend.
(d) Tommy is her brother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Jed Rowen tells his father that Randall Talbert is just a kid in Play Five, how does Ezekiel respond?

2. Once Jed agrees to join the Confederate Army with Richard and Richard leaves, what do Ezekiel and Jed reveal?

3. In Scene Two of The Courtship of Morning Star, why can't the Indian woman escape?

4. Which Talberts survive the attack on their home in Play Five?

5. In what year does Play Six, Tall Tales, take place?

(see the answer key)

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