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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When a huge explosion occurs at the mine in Play Eight, what does James Talbert initially think causes it?
(a) A mining accident.
(b) The safety problems at the mine.
(c) A bomb.
(d) An earthquake.

2. What is wrong with Joshua at the beginning of Play Seven?
(a) He is deaf.
(b) He has cancer.
(c) He is delirious with the same fever that kills his brothers.
(d) He has a broken ankle.

3. When Mary Anne argues with Tommy over what he wants the preacher to do in Play Seven, how does Tommy respond?
(a) He leaves Mary Anne.
(b) He threatens Mary Anne with his rifle.
(c) He hits Mary Anne hard enough to knock her down.
(d) He agrees with Mary Anne.

4. What does Mary Anne do at the end of Play Seven, Fire in the Hole?
(a) Leaves Howsen County.
(b) Gives up on the union.
(c) Abandons Tommy and becomes a union organizer.
(d) Becomes a coal miner.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mary Anne offer the doctor in lieu of cash?

3. 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?

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

5. Who buys the winner of the boxing match in Play Seven a beer to celebrate the victory?

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