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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 is paid a bribe not to pull them out.
(c) He doesn't think there is a safety issue.
(d) He doesn't think the issue poses an imediate danger.

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

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

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

6. 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) Don't let anyone steal it.
(c) Keep it near him while working in the mine.
(d) Take it off while working and put it on when sitting.

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

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

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

10. What is the cause of the tragedy at the mine in Play Seven?
(a) Union organizers sabotage the mine with a bomb.
(b) The company doesn't cut support beams strong enough.
(c) The miners hit a gas pocket in the mine.
(d) A miner started a fire in the mine.

11. How many stories does J.T. tell over dinner in Play Six?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) None.
(d) Four.

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

13. Who unexpectedly witnesses the events at the Treaty Oak at the end of Play Seven?
(a) Mary Anne.
(b) The sheriff.
(c) Sureta.
(d) Joshua.

14. What does Abe say helps Joshua?
(a) Keeping him warm.
(b) A certain herb.
(c) Boiling the family drinking water, which causes the fever.
(d) An elixir made from mountain laurel.

15. What do the other miners tease Tommy and Joshua about when Joshua arrives at the mine in Play Seven?
(a) Joshua's shortness.
(b) Their clumsiness at mining.
(c) Their stuttering.
(d) Joshua's blonde hair.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. After the tragedy at the mine in Play Seven, what does Tommy tell Andrew he wants?

4. Who leaves the union meeting in Play Eight to pull the miners out of the unsafe mine?

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?

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