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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. At the beginning of Scene One of Play Six, what does J.T. do while Mary Anne Rowen is at the stream?
2. In Play Five, which Talberts does Ezekiel tell Jed they kill?
3. Why is Rebecca Talbert unhappy with Patrick Rowen at the beginning of Play Three, The Homecoming?
4. Who does Michael Rowen order to bathe him when he returns home from Louisville in Play Three, The Homecoming?
5. In what year is Play One, Masters of the Trade, set?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain the significance of the fact that Earl Tod speaks Cherokee in Play One, Masters of the Trade, when he first hears someone approaching him from the woods.
2. What does Cassius Biggs experience in France during World War One and how does it compare with what he experiences in the United States upon his return?
3. What is Jeremiah's motivation for wanting control of Patrick Rowen's land?
4. What does J.T. talk Jed Rowen into selling in Scene Two of Play Six and does Jed fully understand what he is selling?
5. Why does Tommy want to hire the preacher to produce a fake birth certificate in Scene Seven of Play Seven, even though Mary Anne can produce Joshua's true birth certificate?
6. What deal does Tommy make with Andrew in Scene Eight of Play Seven and why does he make it?
7. Is there any evidence that Morning Star's marriage to Michael Rowen is any happier in Play Three, The Homecoming, than it is in Play Two, The Courtship of Morning Star?
8. Which Talberts does Jed let live when his family attacks the Talbert homestead in Play Five, God's Great Supper?
9. What evidence in Play Eight indicates that Margaret Rowen is an alcoholic?
10. What is the significance of Morning Star's statement in Play Two, The Courtship of Morning Star, that her baby is "born with teeth"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Trace Mary Anne Rowen's journey of transformation from downtrodden miner's wife to union activist and mythic figure. Is her role typical or atypical for women of her rural background in her era? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
The Kentucky Cycle contains a number of instances of foreshadowing. Cite three examples of foreshadowing in the plays and how it is used to indicate events to come.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the characters of Michael Rowen, Patrick Rowen, and Joshua Rowen in The Kentucky Cycle. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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