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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old do you have to be to work in the mines?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Twenty-one.

2. What happens in Play Seven, Fire in the Hole, when Tommy sets a fuse while working with Cassius Biggs and Mackie?
(a) Tommy sabotages the mine.
(b) The mine collapses, trapping Mackie.
(c) Tommy dies in a mine explosion.
(d) Tommy gets injured in the resulting fire.

3. 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?
(a) The number of layoffs, the majority of which are blacks.
(b) The wages paid to miners.
(c) The union backing off of safety concerns.
(d) The opening of a hospital for miners that accepts blacks.

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

5. Who attacks J.T. in Play Six upon seeing him kiss Mary Anne?
(a) Mary Anne's brother.
(b) Tommie.
(c) Jed Rowen.
(d) Sallie Rowen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who identifies what's wrong with Joshua?

2. Why don't the Rowens rip up the contract for the mineral rights?

3. Who is Mother Jones in Play Seven?

4. At the end of Play Eight, what does Joshua want to tell the press about the explosion?

5. In Play Eight, what do the local union presidents want to discuss with Joshua about the contract with the mining company?

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