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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What secret does Jeremiah reveal at the end of Play Four, Ties That Bind?
(a) He is Joe Talbert's son getting revenge for his pa's murder.
(b) He is building a new bank to replace the failed one.
(c) He is Patrick's half brother.
(d) He is a Rowen.

2. Why is Rebecca Talbert unhappy with Patrick Rowen at the beginning of Play Three, The Homecoming?
(a) He beats up her brother in a fight.
(b) He doesn't tell his father he wants to marry Rebecca.
(c) She catches him kissing another woman.
(d) He refuses to marry her.

3. In Play Three, The Homecoming, what does Patrick Rowen do to his father Michael during their argument while Michael bathes?
(a) Stabs him to death.
(b) Scalds him with hot water.
(c) Hits him with his fists.
(d) Drowns him.

4. In Scene Four of The Courtship of Morning Star, how does Morning star respond when Michael Rowen pulls her into his lap and begins kissing her?
(a) She bursts into tears.
(b) She tells Rowen she loves him.
(c) She pulls a knife on Rowen.
(d) She breaks a chair over Rowen's head.

5. How many years after Play Two does Play Three, The Homecoming, take place?
(a) Sixteen years.
(b) One hundred years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Ten months.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Play One, Masters of the Trade, what does Michael Rowen say happens at Zion?

2. What is the Cherokee term for Morning Star?

3. What happens in Lawrenceburg, Kansas in Play Five, God's Great Supper?

4. When Patrick sells Jessie to Jeremiah in Play Four, what secret does Sallie reveal?

5. In Play Five, how does Randall's father, Richard, punish the boy for running away?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the significance of the title of Play Six, Tall Tales.

2. What is the significance of a wolf howl occurring both at the beginning of The Kentucky Cycle in Play One and at the end of the Kentucky Cycle in Play Nine?

3. Why do the union and the mining company have to share responsibility for the mining accident at the end of Play Eight?

4. Discuss the significance of the title of Play Seven, Fire in the Hole, both literally and figuratively.

5. In what ways does Jed's experience fighting with Quantrill parallel his experience fighting with his father against the Talberts?

6. Is there any evidence that Morning Star's marriage to Michael Rowen is any happier in Play Three, The Homecoming, than it is in Play Two, The Courtship of Morning Star?

7. What does Patrick Rowen tell Rebecca in Play Three, The Homecoming, that his father does to his baby sister?

8. What does Cassius Biggs experience in France during World War One and how does it compare with what he experiences in the United States upon his return?

9. What is Jeremiah's motivation for wanting control of Patrick Rowen's land?

10. Explain how Scene Three of Play Eight reflects the civil rights movement occurring in America during the mid-1950s when the play is set.

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