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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mary Anne's relationship with Tommy Jackson in Play Six?
(a) Tommy is her friend.
(b) Tommy is her cousin.
(c) Tommy is her brother.
(d) Tommy is her boyfriend.

2. What happens in Play Five, once Jed forces his way onto the crowded ferry with the injured Richard Talbert?
(a) Jed abandons Talbert once they get across the river.
(b) Jed flees the army and becomes a deserter.
(c) Jed pushes Talbert overboard and watches him drown.
(d) Jed shoots everyone on the ferry and takes over the boat.

3. When Talbert and his men retreat to the river during their first battle in Play Five, what happens to Talbert?
(a) He is captured by a Union lieutenant.
(b) He is wounded by a Union bullet.
(c) He falls and breaks his ankle.
(d) He develops dysentery.

4. In Play One, Masters of the Trade, in what language does Earl Tod initially speak?
(a) French.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Cherokee.
(d) English.

5. What is wrong with the blankets Michael Rowen gives Dragging Canoe and Taskwan?
(a) They're dirty and long overdue for a washing.
(b) They're filled with fleas and lice.
(c) They're torn and ragged.
(d) They're infected with smallpox.

6. In Play Two, The Courtship of Morning Star, what does Michael Rowen claim he does when he is just seven years old?
(a) Kill his first man.
(b) Rob a merchant.
(c) Go to jail.
(d) Become an indentured servant.

7. What happens to the Indian woman in Scene One of The Courtship of Morning Star?
(a) She develops a fever.
(b) Michael Rowen drags her into his cabin against her will.
(c) She drowns in the river.
(d) She falls in love with Michael Rowen.

8. What is the Cherokee term for Morning Star?
(a) Didi luga.
(b) Knox Sanale.
(c) Gado adi.
(d) O si yo.

9. Why is Randall Talbert running away in Play Five?
(a) To fight the Yankees.
(b) To avoid punishment for stealing.
(c) To get married.
(d) To escape his father's abuse.

10. In Play Four, what does Patrick Rowen ask Jessie to do with the circuit court's mules, if any shooting occurs during the court's visit?
(a) Make the mules hard to find.
(b) Drown the mules.
(c) Shoot the mules.
(d) Feed the mules.

11. What does Earl Tod do before he offers Michael Rowen food and water?
(a) He introduces Rowen to Sam.
(b) He offers Rowen whiskey.
(c) He knocks Rowen down and searches him for weapons.
(d) He demands money for his hospitality.

12. When Patrick sells Jessie to Jeremiah in Play Four, what secret does Sallie reveal?
(a) Michael Rowen steals his land from Earl Tod.
(b) Jessie is Patrick's half brother.
(c) Sallie has money to pay off Patrick's debts.
(d) Patrick is not Michael Rowen's son.

13. Who does Jed shoot with Richard Talbert's pistol in Play Five?
(a) Ezekiel.
(b) Talbert.
(c) A Union soldier.
(d) A slave.

14. What happens in Lawrenceburg, Kansas in Play Five, God's Great Supper?
(a) Jed watches as Quantrill executes innocent civilians.
(b) Jed gets captured by the Yankees.
(c) Talbert gets shot.
(d) Jed falls in love with a Yankee girl.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jed do when Talbert asks for his help in getting off the battle field in Play Five?

2. When Patrick Rowen tells his father he wants to marry Rebecca Talbert, how does Michael Rowen react?

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

4. Why does J.T. claim he is saving Mary Anne's life or at least her soul?

5. What is Earl Tod's country of origin?

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