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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Michael Rowen say he wants when he appears at Earl Tod's campfire in Play One?
(a) Guns.
(b) Money.
(c) Food and warmth from the fire.
(d) A horse.

2. Who gives an inspirational speech when Talbert's army first heads off to battle?
(a) Ezekiel Rowen.
(b) Patrick Rowen.
(c) Richard Talbert.
(d) Jed Rowen.

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

4. What deal does Michael Rowen make with the Cherokee warriors Dragging Canoe and Taskwan in Play One, Masters of the Trade?
(a) A trade of powder, shot and blankets for fur pelts.
(b) A trade of whiskey for fresh fish and game.
(c) A trade of whiskey for women.
(d) A trade of beads for horses.

5. What does Morning Star dangle over her baby son at the end of Scene Six of The Courtship of Morning Star?
(a) The gold pocket watch Rowen took from Earl Tod.
(b) A silver rattle.
(c) A lock of her hair.
(d) A cornshuck doll.

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

7. In Play One, Masters of the Trade, how does Michael Rowen say he injures his ankle?
(a) In a fall from his horse.
(b) His foot gets caught in a bear trap.
(c) He falls down some steps.
(d) In a tumble down a hill.

8. In Play Five, who heads the wrong way, while riding out to Bowling Green when Talbert's army first heads off to battle?
(a) Richard Talbert.
(b) William Clarke Quantrill.
(c) Jed Rowen.
(d) Ezekiel Rowen.

9. What does J.T. claim the letters in his name stand for?
(a) Joshua Thomas.
(b) John Tucker.
(c) Joyful Thaddeus.
(d) Just Terrific.

10. What does the Indian woman try to hit Michael Rowen with in Scene Two of The Courtship of Morning Star?
(a) A log.
(b) A coffee pot.
(c) A broom.
(d) A rifle.

11. When Jed Rowen tells his father that Randall Talbert is just a kid in Play Five, how does Ezekiel respond?
(a) Kids should be seen and not heard.
(b) A Talbert is a Talbert.
(c) Little snakes grow into big snakes.
(d) Kids need to be punished.

12. How many years after Play Two does Play Three, The Homecoming, take place?
(a) Two years.
(b) Ten months.
(c) One hundred years.
(d) Sixteen years.

13. 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.

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

15. What happens to Morning Star's leg in Scene Five of The Courtship of Morning Star?
(a) It develops a red rash.
(b) Rowen cuts her tendon so she can't run away.
(c) Morning Star breaks it during a fall down some stairs.
(d) A snake bites it.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Play Two, The Courtship of Morning Star, what does Michael Rowen want now that he is prosperous?

2. Whose raiders does Jed join after he leaves Talbert's army in Play Five?

3. What happens in Play Five, once Jed forces his way onto the crowded ferry with the injured Richard Talbert?

4. In Play Five, how does Randall's father, Richard, punish the boy for running away?

5. Which of the following statements does not describe an aspect of Jed Rowen's dream at the beginning of Play Five?

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