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

2. What happens when J.T. tells a story about two feuding families and a man named Jack killing his rival, Thomas?
(a) Jed Rowen falls ill.
(b) The Rowens recognize it as Romeo and Juliet.
(c) Tommy attacks J.T..
(d) The Rowens hate the story.

3. What is wrong with Joshua at the beginning of Play Seven?
(a) He has cancer.
(b) He is deaf.
(c) He is delirious with the same fever that kills his brothers.
(d) He has a broken ankle.

4. Who does Michael Rowen bring back from Louisville with him in Play Three, The Homecoming?
(a) His Irish mother.
(b) A black female slave.
(c) A British soldier.
(d) A doctor.

5. Whose raiders does Jed join after he leaves Talbert's army in Play Five?
(a) A group of black raiders.
(b) A Union officer's raiders.
(c) A group of Kentucky raiders.
(d) Quantrill's raiders.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Michael Rowen's country of origin?

2. What happens to Star at the end of Play Three, The Homecoming?

3. How old is Patrick Rowen in Play Five?

4. In the prologue of Play Six, who stands off to the side while 14-year-old Mary Anne Rowen sits at the creek?

5. How does Abe respond when Mary Anne and Tommy argue in Play Seven?

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