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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Mother Jones in Play Seven?
(a) A West Virginia union organizer Abe talks about.
(b) A nurse.
(c) A character in a fictional story.
(d) A woman in Howsen County who has lots of children.

3. What proof does Joshua offer in Play Seven that Tommy is the one who has betrayed the miners?
(a) The blood on Tommy's hands.
(b) The gun in Tommy's arms.
(c) Testimony of other miners.
(d) The Rowen gold pocket watch in Tommy's pocket.

4. How does Tommy excuse his role in what happens at the Treaty Oak?
(a) He says Andrew and the mining company threaten him.
(b) He says he doesn't believe in the union.
(c) He says it is an accident.
(d) He says he does it to protect his family from the Army.

5. What does Mary Anne do when J.T. is attacked in Play Six?
(a) Runs away and hides.
(b) Helps him fend off his attacker.
(c) Runs for help.
(d) Helps his attacker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who beats another miner in an informal boxing match in Play Seven, Fire in the Hole?

2. Why does Joshua think the water tastes funny in Play Seven, Fire in the Hole?

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. What is Mary Anne's relationship with Tommy in Play Seven?

5. What does Abe offer as an advance on his rent?

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