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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Play Eight, what issue does Scotty tell Joshua the miners are upset about in the new contract with the mining company?
(a) The pension.
(b) The work hours.
(c) The health benefits.
(d) The wages.

3. Who beats another miner in an informal boxing match in Play Seven, Fire in the Hole?
(a) Franklin.
(b) Mackie.
(c) Abe.
(d) Tommy.

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

5. In what year does Play Eight, Which Side Are You On, occur?
(a) 1934.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1924.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How old do you have to be to work in the mines?

4. At the end of Play Seven, what happens to Cassius?

5. What is the cause of the tragedy at the mine in Play Seven?

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