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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play Nine, The War on Poverty.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Michael Rowen order to bathe him when he returns home from Louisville in Play Three, The Homecoming?
(a) His doctor.
(b) A neighbor woman.
(c) The black female slave.
(d) His wife, Star.

2. At the beginning of Play Eight, from what branch of the military is Scotty discharged?
(a) The Navy.
(b) The Army.
(c) The Coast Guard.
(d) The Marines.

3. Which of the following statements does not describe an aspect of Jed Rowen's dream at the beginning of Play Five?
(a) Jed's grandfather, Patrick, dies.
(b) Jed eats at a church picnic in an orchard.
(c) His father Ezekiel preaches from Revelations.
(d) Two women read a list of men's names including his.

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

5. What happens in Play Seven, Fire in the Hole, when Tommy sets a fuse while working with Cassius Biggs and Mackie?
(a) The mine collapses, trapping Mackie.
(b) Tommy gets injured in the resulting fire.
(c) Tommy dies in a mine explosion.
(d) Tommy sabotages the mine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Patrick Rowen offer the fat judge upon his arrival in Play Four, Ties That Bind?

2. What is the only thing Ezekiel Rowen takes from the Talbert home at the end of Play Five?

3. Why does Richard want Jed to join his troops?

4. What are Abe and Cassius supposed to do at the Treaty Oak at the end of Play Seven?

5. In Play Eight, what do the local union presidents want to discuss with Joshua about the contract with the mining company?

(see the answer key)

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