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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Play Seven, what advice does Tommy give Joshua about his coat on Joshua's first day at the mines?
(a) Keep it clean while in the mine.
(b) Take it off while working and put it on when sitting.
(c) Keep it near him while working in the mine.
(d) Don't let anyone steal it.

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

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

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

5. 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) Scotty.
(b) Lana.
(c) Stuckey.
(d) Margaret.

6. Who arrives drunk at the Union Hall at the end of Play Eight?
(a) Franklin Biggs.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Stuckey.
(d) Lana.

7. What does Tommy offer Andrew in Play Seven to obtain what he wants?
(a) A bribe.
(b) Moonshine whiskey.
(c) The names of the union organizers.
(d) Drugs.

8. During dinner in Play Six, what does Sallie make Jed add to his whiskey?
(a) Bicarbonate of soda.
(b) Peppermint.
(c) Buttermilk.
(d) Ice water.

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

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

11. What does Tommy want from the preacher in Play Seven, Fire in the Hole?
(a) A baptismal service for Abe.
(b) A birth certificate to allow Joshua to work in the mines.
(c) Prayers for Joshua's recovery from the fever.
(d) A prayer for his eternal salvation.

12. 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) The Rowens hate the story.
(c) Tommy attacks J.T..
(d) Jed Rowen falls ill.

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

14. 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) Earthquake.
(c) Bomb.
(d) Accident.

15. What does Tommy do when he sees what Joshua is reading aloud in Play Seven?
(a) Punches Abe in the face.
(b) Asks the boy to read the pamphlet to him.
(c) Reads the pamphlet for himself.
(d) Rips the pamphlet out of Joshua's hand.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Scene Two of Play Six, Tall Tales, who joins the Rowen family for dinner?

3. How does Tommy excuse his role in what happens at the Treaty Oak?

4. Why does Mary Anne give Abe the Rowen family watch in Play Seven?

5. 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?

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