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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tommy excuse his role in what happens at the Treaty Oak?

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

3. What does Abe urge Tommy to do after the tragedy at the mine in Play Seven?

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

5. What does Abe ask Joshua to read aloud in Play Seven?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Select three plays from The Kentucky Cycle. Discuss how the titles of the plays relate to the plots and characters in each play. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the treatment of women in The Kentucky Cycle. Do the men in the plays treat the women as equals or do they try to dominate them? Does the treatment of women change over the course of the cycles? Cite at least three examples from the text to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Pick three of the following marriages and compare and contrast the relationships: Lallie and Jed Rowen, Michael Rowen and Morning Star, Joshua and Margaret Rowen, and Mary Anne Rowen and Tommy Jackson. Do any of these relationships seem happy? What historical events or conflicts do some of these marriages reflect? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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