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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Play Eight, what do the local union presidents want to discuss with Joshua about the contract with the mining company?
(a) The work hours.
(b) The layoffs and safety.
(c) The wages.
(d) The pensions.

2. In Scene two of Play Eight, what does Joshua give Scotty to welcome him to his new job as union field representative?
(a) A new car.
(b) The Rowen family's gold pocket watch.
(c) A party.
(d) A check for five hundred dollars.

3. To whom does Joshua give a speech in the prologue of Play Eight?
(a) Franklin Biggs and James Talbert.
(b) Howsen County voters.
(c) Out of work miners.
(d) His family.

4. 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?
(a) Stuckey.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Joshua.
(d) James Talbert.

5. How old is Joshua in Play Seven?
(a) Ten.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Sixteen.

6. Why doesn't Joshua want to pull men out of the Blue Star mine in Play Eight?
(a) It is a wildcat strike which violates the union contract.
(b) He doesn't think the issue poses an imediate danger.
(c) He is paid a bribe not to pull them out.
(d) He doesn't think there is a safety issue.

7. How much does the preacher want for his services?
(a) One hundred dollars.
(b) Fifty dollars.
(c) Ten dollars.
(d) Three dollars.

8. In Play Seven, what document allows Joshua to work in the mines?
(a) His age.
(b) The fake birth certificate the preacher makes for him.
(c) His father's position as a miner.
(d) His great height and strength.

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

10. What happens when J.T. tells a story about two feuding families and a man named Jack killing his rival, Thomas?
(a) The Rowens recognize it as Romeo and Juliet.
(b) Tommy attacks J.T..
(c) The Rowens hate the story.
(d) Jed Rowen falls ill.

11. Why does Margaret Rowen mention drinking so much?
(a) She is an alcoholic.
(b) It is the holiday season and she is having a party.
(c) She likes to drink socially.
(d) She owns the local bar.

12. 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) Accident.
(b) Bomb.
(c) Earthquake.
(d) Dust.

13. What does Mary Anne do at the end of Play Seven, Fire in the Hole?
(a) Becomes a coal miner.
(b) Leaves Howsen County.
(c) Abandons Tommy and becomes a union organizer.
(d) Gives up on the union.

14. What does J.T. talk Jed Rowen into doing in Play Six?
(a) Selling the mineral rights to the Rowen land.
(b) Buying more land.
(c) Going into business with him.
(d) Getting drunk.

15. What happens in Play Seven, Fire in the Hole, when Tommy sets a fuse while working with Cassius Biggs and Mackie?
(a) Tommy dies in a mine explosion.
(b) Tommy gets injured in the resulting fire.
(c) Tommy sabotages the mine.
(d) The mine collapses, trapping Mackie.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What does Abe ask Joshua to read aloud in Play Seven?

3. In Play Eight, what issue does Scotty tell Joshua the miners are upset about in the new contract with the mining company?

4. How many stories does J.T. tell over dinner in Play Six?

5. What does Abe say helps Joshua?

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