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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Andrew say it's too late to give Tommy what he wants?
(a) Andrew calls in the Army.
(b) Someone else already has the promotion.
(c) The mining company intends to fire Tommy.
(d) Andrew is leaving Howsen County.

3. What does Abe ask Joshua to read aloud in Play Seven?
(a) One of Mother Jones' pamphlets.
(b) A schoolbook.
(c) The Bible.
(d) A magazine.

4. How many children does Mary Anne have in Play Seven?
(a) One.
(b) Eight.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

5. Who attacks J.T. in Play Six upon seeing him kiss Mary Anne?
(a) Sallie Rowen.
(b) Mary Anne's brother.
(c) Jed Rowen.
(d) Tommie.

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

7. Who buys the winner of the boxing match in Play Seven a beer to celebrate the victory?
(a) Cassius Biggs.
(b) Abe.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Tommy.

8. When Sureta Biggs suggests in Play Seven that someone sells out the miners, who does Tommy blame?
(a) Joshua.
(b) Abe.
(c) Cassius.
(d) Mary Anne.

9. What happens to most of Mary Anne's children?
(a) They all work the mines.
(b) They die of fevers.
(c) They are sent to live with relatives.
(d) They are in college.

10. What are Abe and Cassius supposed to do at the Treaty Oak at the end of Play Seven?
(a) Sell moonshine.
(b) Steal a car.
(c) Hold a pro-union rally.
(d) Buy guns.

11. What does Mary Anne offer to do when J.T. is ready to leave the Rowen home?
(a) Loan him a horse.
(b) Pack J.T. some leftovers to take with him.
(c) Guide J.T. back to the road.
(d) Introduce J.T. to the neighbors.

12. What is Joshua's relationship with Lana in Play Eight?
(a) She's his cousin.
(b) She's his secretary and he's having an affair with her.
(c) She's a miner's wife.
(d) She's a neighbor.

13. What is wrong with Joshua at the beginning of Play Seven?
(a) He has cancer.
(b) He is deaf.
(c) He is delirious with the same fever that kills his brothers.
(d) He has a broken ankle.

14. At the end of Play Eight, what does James Talbert want to tell the press about the explosion?
(a) The union doesn't pull its miners out despite safety concerns.
(b) It is an accident.
(c) It is an earthquake.
(d) It is a bomb.

15. What does Mary Anne do when J.T. is attacked in Play Six?
(a) Runs for help.
(b) Helps his attacker.
(c) Helps him fend off his attacker.
(d) Runs away and hides.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrives drunk at the Union Hall at the end of Play Eight?

2. To whom does Joshua give a speech in the prologue of Play Eight?

3. Who responds when Cassius whistles at the Treaty Oak at the end of Play Seven?

4. Why does Joshua think the water tastes funny in Play Seven, Fire in the Hole?

5. Who identifies what's wrong with Joshua?

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