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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Tommy relates some of the family history to Joshua in Play Seven, what does he say is the only thing he ever wants?
(a) A fine house.
(b) A job in the mines.
(c) Mary Anne.
(d) The Rowen family's gold pocket watch.

3. What brings Abe Steinman to Mary Anne's door?
(a) He is a preacher.
(b) He needs a place to stay while looking for work at the mine.
(c) He is a traveling salesman.
(d) He is ill and needs a doctor.

4. How much money does Tommy have to pay the fee for which the preacher asks?
(a) Ten dollars.
(b) Fifty cents.
(c) One dollar.
(d) Nothing.

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

6. In Scene Two of Play Six, Tall Tales, who joins the Rowen family for dinner?
(a) Richard Talbert.
(b) Sallie.
(c) Jessie.
(d) J.T. and Tommy.

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

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

9. During dinner in Play Six, what does Mary Anne say makes her father a hero?
(a) He fights with Quantrill and saves Quantrill's life.
(b) He fights for the Confederacy.
(c) He rides with Robert E. Lee.
(d) He fights for the Union.

10. How does Abe respond when Mary Anne and Tommy argue in Play Seven?
(a) He tells Mary Anne to be patient and not give up hope.
(b) He hits Tommy for hitting Mary Anne.
(c) He offers to run away with Mary Anne.
(d) He agrees with Tommy.

11. What is Abe mending in Scene Five of Play Seven, Fire in the Hole?
(a) His pants.
(b) Joshua's quilt.
(c) His jacket.
(d) His shirt.

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

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

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

15. To Joshua's shock in Play Eight, whose name is on the list of men who are in the mind when the explosion occurs?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Lana.
(c) Stuckey.
(d) Scotty.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Play Seven, what document allows Joshua to work in the mines?

3. Who attacks J.T. in Play Six upon seeing him kiss Mary Anne?

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

5. Which of the following is not a point that Joshua raises with James Talbert when discussing the union contract with the mining company in Play Eight?

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