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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Play Eight, when Stucky arrives at the Union Hall with a man wounded in the explosion, what word does the wounded miner scrawl on a piece of paper to explain the reason for the explosion?
(a) Earthquake.
(b) Accident.
(c) Dust.
(d) Bomb.

2. What does Abe offer as an advance on his rent?
(a) A diamond necklace.
(b) A horse.
(c) Payment of the doctor's fee for Joshua.
(d) Medicine for Joshua.

3. When Mary Anne argues with Tommy over what he wants the preacher to do in Play Seven, how does Tommy respond?
(a) He agrees with Mary Anne.
(b) He threatens Mary Anne with his rifle.
(c) He hits Mary Anne hard enough to knock her down.
(d) He leaves Mary Anne.

4. Who beats another miner in an informal boxing match in Play Seven, Fire in the Hole?
(a) Tommy.
(b) Franklin.
(c) Mackie.
(d) Abe.

5. Which of the following statements is not a reason J.T. wants Mary Anne to ask her father to rip up the contract for the mineral rights to the Rowen farm at the end of Play Six?
(a) The mining company destroys the land.
(b) The rights are worth a lot more than J.T. pays for them.
(c) Everything he says about the mineral rights is a lie.
(d) He is afraid of Tommy.

6. When it's clear in Play Eight that miners are pulled out of the Blue Star mine, what does Joshua urge James Talbert to do?
(a) Expand the mine.
(b) Permanently close the mine.
(c) Shut the mine down temporarily and clean it out.
(d) Fire the old miners and hire new ones.

7. Who is Mother Jones in Play Seven?
(a) A West Virginia union organizer Abe talks about.
(b) A woman in Howsen County who has lots of children.
(c) A character in a fictional story.
(d) A nurse.

8. What tragedy happens while Tommy and Joshua are at the mine in Play Seven?
(a) A child drowns.
(b) A train wreck.
(c) An auto crash.
(d) A coal bump or collapse of the mine.

9. In Play Eight why does Joshua tell Scotty he can't tell the miners everything that is going on with the mining company?
(a) Only people who need to know can know.
(b) He is working under cover for the FBI.
(c) It might cost him his life.
(d) He doesn't know what's gong on.

10. What does Abe urge Tommy to do after the tragedy at the mine in Play Seven?
(a) Leave Mary Anne.
(b) Leave Howsen County.
(c) Work more hours in the mine.
(d) Get some guns and fight the mining company.

11. What is Mary Anne's relationship with Tommy in Play Seven?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) They are married.
(c) They are neighbors.
(d) They are friends.

12. How does Tommy excuse his role in what happens at the Treaty Oak?
(a) He says Andrew and the mining company threaten him.
(b) He says he doesn't believe in the union.
(c) He says it is an accident.
(d) He says he does it to protect his family from the Army.

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

14. How old do you have to be to work in the mines?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Twenty-one.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Sixteen.

15. In Play Eight, who is Margaret Rowen?
(a) A reporter.
(b) A miner.
(c) A mining company executive.
(d) Joshua's wife and Scotty's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tommy want from the preacher in Play Seven, Fire in the Hole?

2. At the end of Play Eight, who does everyone turn to look at when James Talbert reads the names of the missing miners and announces Scotty's?

3. What happens in Play Seven, Fire in the Hole, when Tommy sets a fuse while working with Cassius Biggs and Mackie?

4. At the end of Play Seven, what happens to Cassius?

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

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