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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play Seven, Fire in the Hole, Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Scene One of Play Six, what does J.T. do while Mary Anne Rowen is at the stream?
(a) Whistles at her.
(b) Clears his throat to introduce himself.
(c) Tosses a pebble over her shoulder and into the water.
(d) Hums a song.

2. Once Jed agrees to join the Confederate Army with Richard and Richard leaves, what do Ezekiel and Jed reveal?
(a) They can't repay their debts and are fleeing Kentucky.
(b) They plan for Jed to join the Army to kill Richard.
(c) Jed gets one of Richard's daughters pregnant.
(d) They poisen Richard's wells.

3. What does Abe say helps Joshua?
(a) An elixir made from mountain laurel.
(b) A certain herb.
(c) Boiling the family drinking water, which causes the fever.
(d) Keeping him warm.

4. What does Mary Anne do at the end of Play Seven, Fire in the Hole?
(a) Abandons Tommy and becomes a union organizer.
(b) Leaves Howsen County.
(c) Becomes a coal miner.
(d) Gives up on the union.

5. What does Michael Rowen take from Earl Tod's belongings after Tod's death?
(a) Five hundred dollars in gold and silver.
(b) A wanted poster.
(c) A gold pocket watch.
(d) A love letter to Tod's wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year is Play Seven, Fire in the Hole, set?

2. Who makes up what Jed calls Talbert's army in Play Five, God's Great Supper?

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

4. What does Abe offer as an advance on his rent?

5. Who unexpectedly witnesses the events at the Treaty Oak at the end of Play Seven?

(see the answer key)

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