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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play Seven, Fire in the Hole, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Play Three, The Homecoming, what does Patrick Rowen do to his father Michael during their argument while Michael bathes?
(a) Stabs him to death.
(b) Scalds him with hot water.
(c) Hits him with his fists.
(d) Drowns him.

2. How old are Rebecca Talbert and Patrick Rowen in Play Three, The Homecoming?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Sixteen.

3. 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?
(a) She pulls a knife on Rowen.
(b) She tells Rowen she loves him.
(c) She breaks a chair over Rowen's head.
(d) She bursts into tears.

4. What happens to Joe Talbert, Star's lover, at the end of Play Three, The Homecoming?
(a) He becomes wealthy.
(b) Patrick shoots him to avoid hanging or going to jail.
(c) He runs off with Star.
(d) He gets typhoid fever.

5. During dinner in Play Six, what does Mary Anne say makes her father a hero?
(a) He fights with Quantrill and saves Quantrill's life.
(b) He rides with Robert E. Lee.
(c) He fights for the Union.
(d) He fights for the Confederacy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Michael Rowen tell Earl Tod he does in Georgia before coming to Kentucky?

2. Why does Patrick Rowen have three loans from a local bank in Play Four?

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

4. When Patrick Rowen and his father Michael argue in Play Three, The Homecoming, what does Star deliberately do to Michael in his bath?

5. When Jed returns home at the end of Play Five, what do he and his father and friends do?

(see the answer key)

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