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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. Why have Joshua, Franklin Biggs and James Talbert Winston come to the Rowen homestead at the beginning of Play Nine?
(a) To have a union rally.
(b) To give it a last look before the property is sold.
(c) To have a picnic.
(d) To bury Margaret.

2. After the tragedy at the mine in Play Seven, what does Tommy tell Andrew he wants?
(a) Money.
(b) A promotion.
(c) To leave Howsen County.
(d) His job back and his family to be safe.

3. Why does Joshua think the water tastes funny in Play Seven, Fire in the Hole?
(a) His mother is boiling it to keep him free of fever.
(b) He is still ill with a fever.
(c) It has medicine in it.
(d) It has sugar in it.

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

5. When Jed returns home at the end of Play Five, what do he and his father and friends do?
(a) Have a celebratory dinner.
(b) Attack the Talbert home, burning and killing.
(c) Switch sides and fight for the Yankees.
(d) Go into hiding from Sherman's Yankee army.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Cherokee term for Morning Star?

2. What does Michael Rowen take from Earl Tod's belongings after Tod's death?

3. Why does Jed initially resist Richard's arguments about joining the war?

4. Who arrives drunk at the Union Hall at the end of Play Eight?

5. Who promises Scotty to personally take care of the safety concerns at the mines in Play Eight?

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