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

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) The black female slave.
(c) A neighbor woman.
(d) His wife, Star.

2. What is the only thing Ezekiel Rowen takes from the Talbert home at the end of Play Five?
(a) Richard Talbert's Colt pistols.
(b) Talbert's military sword.
(c) The gold pocket watch that is once his father Patrick's.
(d) A Bible.

3. Which Talberts survive the attack on their home in Play Five?
(a) Young Randall and his grandmother.
(b) The two Talbert women.
(c) Richard Talbert and his mother.
(d) Young Randall and his mother.

4. In Play Two, The Courtship of Morning Star, what does Michael Rowen want now that he is prosperous?
(a) A wife and family.
(b) A stable of thoroughbred horses.
(c) A fancy wardrobe.
(d) A big house.

5. What does the prologue in Play Six, Tall Tales, discuss?
(a) Coal mining.
(b) The history of the Talbert family.
(c) The beauty of spring in the mountains.
(d) The history of the Rowen family.

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

7. When Patrick Rowen tells his father he wants to marry Rebecca Talbert, how does Michael Rowen react?
(a) He gives Patrick his blessing.
(b) He says he wants Rebecca for himself.
(c) He disapproves and refuses to give Patrick land.
(d) He tells Star to get a preacher to conduct the wedding.

8. In Play Four, to whom does Patrick Rowen owe money now that his bank folds?
(a) The town preacher.
(b) Sallie.
(c) The fat circuit court judge.
(d) Jeremiah.

9. 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) His father Ezekiel preaches from Revelations.
(c) Two women read a list of men's names including his.
(d) Jed eats at a church picnic in an orchard.

10. In what year does Play Four, Ties That Bind, take place?
(a) 1799.
(b) 1819.
(c) 2008.
(d) 1850.

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

12. What secret does Jeremiah reveal at the end of Play Four, Ties That Bind?
(a) He is building a new bank to replace the failed one.
(b) He is a Rowen.
(c) He is Joe Talbert's son getting revenge for his pa's murder.
(d) He is Patrick's half brother.

13. What cities does J.T. claim to visit in Play Six?
(a) San Francisco and Paris, France.
(b) Atlanta, Georgia and New York City.
(c) Chicago and St. Louis.
(d) London and Madrid.

14. What does Jed do when Talbert asks for his help in getting off the battle field in Play Five?
(a) Helps Talbert get back to Kentucky.
(b) Picks up Talbert's pistol and aims it at Talbert.
(c) Abandons Talbert.
(d) Tends Talbert like a slave would.

15. Why does Jed initially resist Richard's arguments about joining the war?
(a) He can't afford a uniform.
(b) He wants to be a preacher and doesn't want to kill anyone.
(c) He fears getting shot.
(d) He says it's a rich man's war and he's not rich.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What arrangement does Jeremiah make with Patrick in Play Four for payment of Patrick's debts?

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

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