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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Abe ask Joshua to read aloud in Play Seven?
(a) A magazine.
(b) One of Mother Jones' pamphlets.
(c) The Bible.
(d) A schoolbook.

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

3. When Tommy relates some of the family history to Joshua in Play Seven, what does he say is the only thing he ever wants?
(a) The Rowen family's gold pocket watch.
(b) A fine house.
(c) A job in the mines.
(d) Mary Anne.

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

5. What are Abe and Cassius supposed to do at the Treaty Oak at the end of Play Seven?
(a) Sell moonshine.
(b) Hold a pro-union rally.
(c) Steal a car.
(d) Buy guns.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the union presidents meet with Joshua in Play Eight, what does Calvin say he is complaining about for months at the Blue Star mine?

2. Which of the following is not a point that Joshua raises with James Talbert when discussing the union contract with the mining company in Play Eight?

3. How much money does Tommy have to pay the fee for which the preacher asks?

4. Why doesn't Joshua want to pull men out of the Blue Star mine in Play Eight?

5. What happens in Play Seven, Fire in the Hole, when Tommy sets a fuse while working with Cassius Biggs and Mackie?

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