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

2. In Play Two, The Courtship of Morning Star, what does Michael Rowen claim he does when he is just seven years old?
(a) Become an indentured servant.
(b) Kill his first man.
(c) Go to jail.
(d) Rob a merchant.

3. What happens to Star at the end of Play Three, The Homecoming?
(a) She gets a new horse.
(b) She marries Joe Talbert.
(c) Patrick shoots her.
(d) Patrick orders her off his land and she vows to see him hang.

4. Who gives an inspirational speech when Talbert's army first heads off to battle?
(a) Richard Talbert.
(b) Jed Rowen.
(c) Ezekiel Rowen.
(d) Patrick Rowen.

5. In Scene Two of The Courtship of Morning Star, why can't the Indian woman escape?
(a) Her wrist is tied to Michael Rowen's with a rawhide thong.
(b) She is ill.
(c) She is locked in a cell.
(d) She has no horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Patrick Rowen offer the fat judge upon his arrival in Play Four, Ties That Bind?

2. What does Jed do when Talbert asks for his help in getting off the battle field in Play Five?

3. Once Jed agrees to join the Confederate Army with Richard and Richard leaves, what do Ezekiel and Jed reveal?

4. What is Michael Rowen's country of origin?

5. When Jed Rowen tells his father that Randall Talbert is just a kid in Play Five, how does Ezekiel respond?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lana want to break off her affair with Joshua?

2. Describe Jed Rowen's dream at the beginning of Play Five, God's Great Supper.

3. 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?

4. Why does Joshua hesitate to sell his property in Play Nine and is this how he always feels or is it indicative of a change in his character?

5. Discuss how Tommy helps Abe get hired at the mines in Scene Two of Play Seven.

6. What is the significance of Morning Star's statement in Play Two, The Courtship of Morning Star, that her baby is "born with teeth"?

7. From where does Joshua get the Rowen gold watch in Play Nine, what does he do with it and what do his actions symbolize?

8. Discuss how J.T. fascinates Mary Anne Rowen in Play Six, Tall Tales.

9. Is there any evidence in the text to suggest that the miners and Andrew know that Joshua Rowen is underage when he starts working at the mine in Scene Eight of Play Seven?

10. What evidence in Play Eight indicates that Margaret Rowen is an alcoholic?

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